Severe encephalopathy after ingestion of star fruit juice in a patient with chronic renal failure admitted to the intensive care unit

Heart and Lung: Journal of Acute and Critical Care

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 448-452

  Auxiliadora Martins, Maria ^a   Alkmin Teixeira, Gil Cezar ^a   da Silva, Graciana Soares ^a   Viana, Jaciara Machado ^a   Nicolini, Edson Antônio ^a   Martins Filho, Olindo Assis ^b   Basile Filho, Anibal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; CLONIDINE; DIAZEPAM; FUROSEMIDE; NEUROTOXIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FRUIT; FRUIT JUICE; HAEMOPHILUS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTOXICATION; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SEPTIC SHOCK; TRACHEOBRONCHITIS; URINE CULTURE;

BRAIN DISEASES, METABOLIC; CONFUSION; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SEIZURES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOCK, SEPTIC;

EID: 77956441103     PISSN: 01479563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2009.09.003     Document Type: Article

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