Dapsone intoxication: Clinical course and characteristics

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 516-521

  Hye Park, Kyung ^a   Kim, Hyun ^b   Chongseo Lee, Christopher ^c   Chul Cha, Kyung ^b   Min Park, Seung ^b   Jin Ji, Ho ^b   Ho Do, Han ^b   Hyun Lee, Kang ^b   Oh Hwang, Sung ^b   Singer, Adam J ^c  

^a Jeju National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age group; Methemoglobinemia; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

DAPSONE; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHYLENE BLUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SHOCK; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; AGE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DAPSONE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77956926009     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2010.490534     Document Type: Article

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