Laxative-induced rhabdomyolysis

Clinical Interventions in Aging

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-73

  Merante, Alfonso ^a   Gareri, Pietro ^b,c   Marigliano, Norma Maria ^b   de Fazio, Salvatore ^b   Bonacci, Elvira ^a   Torchia, Carlo ^a   Russo, Gaetano ^a   Lacroce, Pasquale ^a   Lacava, Roberto ^c   Castagna, Alberto ^c   de Sarro, Giovambattista ^b   Ruotolo, Giovanni ^a  

^a PUGLIESE CIACCIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^c Operative Unit Elderly Health Care   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Laxatives; Over the counter drugs; Rhabdomyolysis

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; ENOXAPARIN; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; HALOPERIDOL; HUMAN ALBUMIN; LACTULOSE; LEVOFLOXACIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROMETHAZINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SORBITOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFUSION; DELIRIUM; DROWSINESS; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; HYPOCHLOREMIA; HYPOKALEMIA; HYPONATREMIA; HYPOREFLEXIA; METABOLIC ALKALOSIS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; TREMOR; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAXATIVES; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS;

EID: 77951157814     PISSN: 11769092     EISSN: 11781998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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