Mother and fetus both survive from severe paraquat intoxication

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 291-295

  Jenq, Chang Chyi ^a   Wu, Chien Der ^b   Lin, Ja Liang ^a,c  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b JEN AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cyclophosphamide; Hemoperfusion; Management; Methylprednisolone; Paraquat; Pregnancy; Survival

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PARAQUAT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; PARAQUAT POISONING; PREGNANCY; SUICIDE; SURVIVAL; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CHARCOAL; CREATININE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; FETUS; HEMOPERFUSION; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PARAQUAT; PREGNANCY; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 23044432117     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-200066089     Document Type: Article

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