Acute renal failure in a child with jellyfish contact dermatitis

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 87, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2004, Pages

  Deekajorndech, Tawatchai ^a   Kingwatanakul, Pornchai ^a   Wananukul, Siriwan ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Hemoglobinuria; Jellyfish sting

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; FUROSEMIDE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ACUTE KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CASE REPORT; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DISEASE COURSE; ENVENOMATION; HEMOGLOBINURIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JELLYFISH; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OLIGURIA; SCHOOL CHILD; URINE VOLUME;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CNIDARIAN VENOMS; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 22744453105     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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