Effectiveness of hemodialysis in acute dapsone overdose-a case report

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1070.e1-1070.e4

  Thunga, Girish ^a   Sam, Kishore Gnana ^b   Patel, Dipish ^a   Khera, Kanav ^a   Sheshadhri, Subha ^a   Bahuleyan, Shibu ^c   Vansalan, Rohit ^c   Pandit, Vinay R ^c   Manohar, Chetan ^c  

^a SS Cancer Research Centre   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c KH ^*  (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ARIPIPRAZOLE; ASCORBIC ACID; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BICARBONATE; BILIRUBIN; DAPSONE; HEMOGLOBIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LORAZEPAM; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHYLENE BLUE; ONDANSETRON; OXYGEN; PANTOPRAZOLE;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BICARBONATE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD PH; BLOOD SMEAR; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CASE REPORT; CYANOSIS; DEPRESSION; DRUG INTOXICATION; HEINZ BODY; HEMATOCRIT; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOLYSIS; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; OXYGEN BLOOD LEVEL; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; PULSE OXIMETER; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; STOMACH LAVAGE; THROMBOCYTE COUNT;

EID: 54449084776     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.03.031     Document Type: Article

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