Hypokalemic muscular paralysis causing acute respiratory failure due to rhabdomyolysis with renal tubular acidosis in a chronic glue sniffer

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 679-681

  Kao, K C ^a   Tsai, Y H ^a   Lin, M C ^a   Huang, C C ^a   Tsao, T C Y ^a   Chen, Y C ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUE; HYDROCARBON; POTASSIUM; TOLUENE;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY TUBULE ACIDOSIS; MALE; PARALYSIS; QUADRIPLEGIA; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SNIFFING;

ACIDOSIS, RENAL TUBULAR; ACUTE DISEASE; ADHESIVES; ADULT; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TOLUENE;

EID: 0033653147     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-100102021     Document Type: Article

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