Amitraz: An unusual aetiology of Ogilvie's syndrome

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 481-483

  Aslan, Sahin ^a   Bilge, Fatih ^a   Aydinli, Bulent ^a   Ocak, Tank ^a   Uzkeser, Mustafa ^a   Erdem, Ali Fuat ^a   Katirci, Yavuz ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amitraz; Neostigmine; Ogilvie's syndrome; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AMITRAZ; ATROPINE; MANNITOL; NEOSTIGMINE;

ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN EDEMA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTOXICATION; MIOSIS; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; OGILVIE SYNDROME; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE OXIMETRY; STOMACH LAVAGE; VOMITING;

ADULT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; COLONIC PSEUDO-OBSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; NEOSTIGMINE; TOLUIDINES; TURKEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 26444620079     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327105ht550cr     Document Type: Article

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