Pediatric nonenvironmental hypothermia presenting to the emergency department: Episodic spontaneous hypothermia with hyperhidrosis

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 32-34

  Greenberg, Richard A ^a   Rittichier, Kristine K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Episodic spontaneous hypothermia with hyperhidrosis; Hypothermia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ATROPINE; BARBITURIC ACID; CYPROHEPTADINE; IBUPROFEN; NARCOTIC AGENT; OXYBUTYNIN; PARACETAMOL; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; EPISODIC SPONTANEOUS HYPOTHERMIA WITH HYPERHIDROSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; HYPOTHERMIA; LETHARGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYPROHEPTADINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; HYPERHIDROSIS; HYPOTHERMIA; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 0037325141     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200302000-00009     Document Type: Article

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