Chronic renal disease patients with severe star fruit poisoning: Hemoperfusion may be an effective alternative therapy

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-199

  Chen, Lien Li ^a   Fang, Ji Tseng ^a   Lin, Ja Liang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chronic renal failure; Disturbed consciousness; Hemodialysis; Hemoperfusion; Intoxication; Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOOD POISONING; FRUIT; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOPERFUSION; HICCUP; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT FAILURE; URINE RETENTION; ANAMNESIS; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMATOSE PATIENT; DISEASE COURSE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; THERAPY EFFECT;

CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; FOOD POISONING; FRUIT; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 18744377693     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-200057872     Document Type: Article

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