A case of acute toxic hepatitis after suicidal chloroform and dichloromethane ingestion

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1073.e3-1073.e6

  Kim, Hoon ^a  

^a Chungbuk National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CHLOROFORM; DICHLOROMETHANE; LIVER ENZYME; SORBITOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; INTUBATION; JAUNDICE; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NAUSEA; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; TOXIC HEPATITIS; VOMITING; WEAKNESS;

EID: 54449086488     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2008.03.050     Document Type: Article

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