Camphor ingestion in a 10-year-old male

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 204-207

  Ragucci, Kelly R ^a,b   Trangmar, Philip R ^a   Bigby, Jefferson G ^a   Detar, Todd D ^a  

^a University Family Medicine   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Camphor; Ingestion; Pediatric; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CAMPHOR; CLONIDINE; INFUSION FLUID; METHYLPHENIDATE; VALPROIC ACID;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DRUG INTOXICATION; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; TRANSDERMAL PATCH;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CAMPHOR; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DRUG TOXICITY; EATING; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 33846847751     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000254584.20463.31     Document Type: Article

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