Accidental inorganic mercury chloride poisoning in a 2-year old child

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1153-1155

  Verma, Sanjay ^a   Kumar, Ramesh ^a   Khadwal, Alka ^a   Singhi, Sunit ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Dimercaprol; Mercury chloride poisoning; Renal failure

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CREATININE; DIMERCAPROL; MERCURY CHLORIDE; UREA;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEILITIS; CHEMICAL BURN; CHILD; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MERCURIALISM; MOUTH ULCER; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; VOMITING;

CHELATING AGENTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIMERCAPROL; HUMANS; MALE; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; POISONING; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 78649266516     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0143-9     Document Type: Article

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