Skin breakdown and blisters from senna-containing laxatives in young children

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 636-639

  Spiller, Henry A ^a   Winter, Mark L ^b   Weber, Julie A ^c   Krenzelok, Edward P ^d,e   Anderson, Deborah L ^f   Ryan, Mark L ^g  

^a KENTUCKY REGIONAL POISON CENTER   (United States)

^b Southeast Texas Poison Center   (United States)

^c Cardinal Glennon Hospital   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Hennepin Regional Poison Center   (United States)

^g Louisiana Poison Control Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Burns; Children; Dermatitis; Laxative; Senna

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ARTICLE; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; BURN; BUTTOCK; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAPER DERMATITIS; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PERINEUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENNA; SKIN DEFECT;

BLISTER; BUTTOCKS; CATHARTICS; DIAPER RASH; DIAPERS, INFANT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PERINEUM; SENNA EXTRACT; SKIN; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0037407472     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1C439     Document Type: Article

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