Rhabdomyolysis associated with unintentional antihistamine overdose in a child

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-26

  Stucka, Kristy R ^c   Mycyk, Mark B ^a,b,f   Leikin, Jerrold B ^a,d   Pallasch, Erin M ^e  

^a Toxikon Consortium   (United States)

^b Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^c ADVOCATE CHRIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ILLINOIS POISON CENTER   (United States)

^f Division of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Diphenhydramine; Overdose; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

2 (4 CHLORO 2 METHYLPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; 2 PROPANOL; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BARIUM; CAMPHECLOR; CANNABIS; CARBON MONOXIDE; COCAINE; COPPER; CREATINE KINASE; CYANIDE; DIMPYLATE; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ENDOSULFAN; ETHYLENE GLYCOL; GASOLINE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LEAD; LORAZEPAM; LYSERGIDE; MERCURY; METHANOL; PARAQUAT; PARATHION; PARATHION METHYL; PROPANE; SNAKE VENOM; STRYCHNINE; TOLUENE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CAPSULE; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INGESTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEDATION;

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; OVERDOSE; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 0345505350     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-200302000-00006     Document Type: Article

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