Successful treatment of oleander intoxication (cardiac glycosides) with digoxin-specific Fab antibody fragments in a 7-year-old child: Case report and review of literature

Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 817-823

  Camphausen, C ^a   Haas, N A ^a   Mattke, A C ^b  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac glycosides; Child; Digoxin specific Fab antibody fragments; Intoxication; Oleander

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN ANTIBODY F(AB) FRAGMENT; PHENYTOIN; PLANT TOXIN;

CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; THEVETIA; VOMITING;

CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES; CHILD; DIGOXIN; FEMALE; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FAB FRAGMENTS; PLANT POISONING; THEVETIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 29744442137     PISSN: 03005860     EISSN: 14351285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00392-005-0293-3     Document Type: Review

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