Acute methyl salicylate toxicity complicating herbal skin treatment for psoriasis

Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 188-190

  Bell, Anthony J ^a   Duggin, Geoffrey ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anion gap; Methyl salicylate; Psoriasis; Salicylism; Topical

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; SALICYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ADULT; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; HUMAN; MALE; MICTURITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; REHYDRATION; TACHYPNEA; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, HERBAL; PSORIASIS; SALICYLATES; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 0036299250     PISSN: 10356851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1442-2026.2002.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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