Iatrogenically-related, fatal methotrexate intoxication: A series of four cases

Forensic Science International

Volumn 156, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 154-157

  Moisa, A ^a   Fritz, P ^b   Benz, D ^c   Wehner, H D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b ROBERT BOSCH HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Death; Intoxication; Medical malpractice; Methotrexate; Overdose

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; CORTISONE; DALTEPARIN; DIGOXIN; FOLINATE CALCIUM; FUROSEMIDE; METHOTREXATE; NITRATE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; THYROXINE; TRAMADOL; XIPAMIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BONE MARROW DEPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG OVERDOSE; ERYTHEMA; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KIDNEY HEMORRHAGE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER HEMORRHAGE; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PANCYTOPENIA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHARYNGITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEPTIC SHOCK; SKIN ULCER; STOMATITIS; SYSTEMIC MYCOSIS; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TISSUE NECROSIS;

EID: 30344475492     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.12.031     Document Type: Article

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