Zopiclone-associated methemoglobinemia and renal impairment

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1099-1100

  Kung, Shu Wing ^a   Tse, Man Li ^b   Chan, Yiu Cheung ^b   Lau, Fei Lung ^b   Tsui, Sik Hon ^c   Tam, Sidney ^c   Siu, Tak Shing ^c  

^a TSEUNG KWAN O HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b Hong Kong Poison Information Centre   (Hong Kong)

^c QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; CREATININE; DRUG METABOLITE; INFUSION FLUID; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHYLENE BLUE; OXYGEN; ZOPICLONE;

ACUTE KIDNEY TUBULE NECROSIS; ADULT; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN URINE LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIZZINESS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LETTER; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; OXYGEN SATURATION; PULSE OXIMETER; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

AZABICYCLO COMPOUNDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; OVERDOSE; PIPERAZINES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 57449087275     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650802382175     Document Type: Letter

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