Dimethylformamide metabolism following self-harm using a veterinary euthanasia product

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 725-729

  Hantson, Philippe ^a,b   Villa, Antoine ^c   Galloy, Anne Cécile ^a   Negri, Sara ^d   Esabon, Giulia ^d   Lambiotte, Fabien ^e   Haufroid, Vincent ^b   Garnier, Robert ^c  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c HÔPITAL FERNAND WIDAL   (France)

^d IRCCS   (Italy)

^e Centre Hospitalier de Sambre Avesnois   (France)

Author keywords

Acute poisoning; Hepatotoxicity; N acetylcysteine

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACTIVATED CARBON; CYSTEINE DERIVATIVE; N ACETYL S (METHYLCARBAMOYL)CYSTEINE; N METHYLFORMAMIDE; N,N DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; TANAX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VETERINARY DRUG; AMIDE; DRUG COMBINATION; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; TETRACAINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EUTHANASIA; HUMAN; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; LIVER INJURY; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALE; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; SUICIDE; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION; VETERINARY MEDICINE; DRUG COMBINATION; MIDDLE AGED; VETERINARIAN;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMIDES; DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SUICIDE; TETRACAINE; VETERINARIANS;

EID: 77957009963     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2010.498790     Document Type: Article

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