Pulse steroid therapy in adult respiratory distress syndrome following petroleum naphtha ingestion

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 59-62

  Kamijo, Yoshito ^a,b   Soma, Kazui ^a   Asari, Yasushi ^a   Ohwada, Takashi ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PNEUMATOCELE; PNEUMONIA; STEROID THERAPY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; THORAX SURGERY;

ADULT; ALKANES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PETROLEUM; PNEUMONIA; PREDNISOLONE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT;

FISTULA; POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0033982688     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-100100918     Document Type: Article

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