Successful treatment of extreme acute lead intoxication

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 137-140

  Mikler, J ^a   Banovcin, P ^a   Jesenak, M ^a   Hamzikova, J ^a   Statelova, D ^a  

^a Physics and Informatics   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

chelation; children; lead poisoning; severe intoxication; successful treatment

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; CHARCOAL; EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; LEAD; LEAD NITRATE; SUCCIMER;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHELATION THERAPY; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STOMACH LAVAGE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINE LEVEL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ANTIDOTES; CHARCOAL; CHELATING AGENTS; EDETIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; NITRATES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 66249143726     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233709104759     Document Type: Article

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