Two cases of acute endosulfan toxicity

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 530-532

  Yavuz, Y ^a   Yurumez, Y ^a   Kucuker H ^a   Ela, Y ^a   Yuksel S ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Endosulfan toxicity; Hemodialysis; Liver toxicity; Mechanical ventilation; Metabolic acidosis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BICARBONATE; DIAZEPAM; ENDOSULFAN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDAZOLAM; PESTICIDE; PHENOBARBITAL; PHENYTOIN; PROPOFOL; RODENTICIDE; VECURONIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LIVER TOXICITY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NEUROTOXICITY; PARALYSIS; POISON CENTER; SEIZURE; STOMACH LAVAGE;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS; ENDOSULFAN; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; TURKEY;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34248596439     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701365909     Document Type: Article

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