Amanita phalloides causing acute renal failure and liver disease resolved with intensive therapy

Clinical Intensive Care

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 105-107

  Farah, Raymond ^a,c   Farah, R ^b   Makhoul, N ^a   Kristal, B ^a,c  

^a WESTERN GALILEE HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b HAEMEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; PENICILLIN G;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AMANITA PHALLOIDES; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER INJURY; MALE; MUSHROOM; MUSHROOM POISONING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 1842419560     PISSN: 09563075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09563070310001626065     Document Type: Article

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