Pseudosalicylate poisoning: Falsely elevated salicylate levels in an overdose of diflunisal [7]

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 641-642

  Szucs, P A ^a   Shih, R D ^a   Marcus, S M ^a   Leff, K ^a   Delgado, P ^a  

^a MORRISTOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFLUNISAL; FAMOTIDINE; SALICYLIC ACID;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033834825     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(00)90301-2     Document Type: Letter

References (6)

1. 1996 Annual Report of the American Association of Poison Control Centers Toxic Exposure Surveillance System
2. Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents
3. Physiological disposition and metabolism of 5-(2',4'-difluorophenyl) salicylic acid, a new salicylate
4. Diflunisal significantly interferes with salicylate measurements by FPIA-TDx® and UV-VIS aca method
5. Diflunisal interferes with determination of salicylate by the Trinder, Abbott TDx® and Dupont aca® method
6. Falsely elevated salicylate levels due to diflunisal overdose