Star fruit intoxication successfully treated by charcoal haemoperfusion and intensive haemofiltration

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-152

  Chan, C K ^a   Li, Richard ^a   Shum, H P ^a   Lo, Stanley H K ^a   Chan, Kenny K C ^a   Wong, K S ^a   Tsoi, T H ^a   Yan, W W ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Diabetic nephropathies; Food poisoning; Fruit poisoning; Kidney

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CHARCOAL;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; FRUIT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMOFILTRATION; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; METABOLIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; NEUROTOXICITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; STAR FRUIT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; INTOXICATION;

AGED; CHARCOAL; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; DIABETIC NEPHROPATHIES; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; FRUIT; HEMOFILTRATION; HEMOPERFUSION; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; POISONING;

EID: 65449131590     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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