Promethazine treatment of steroid-induced psychosis in a child

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 37, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 1036-1039

  Ingram, Dena G ^a,b   Hagemann, Tracy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Claremore Indian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosteroid; Pediatrics; Promethazine; Psychosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PHENOTHIAZINE DERIVATIVE; PROMETHAZINE; STEROID;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0038102706     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1A271     Document Type: Article

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