Hypothermia and Fever After Organophosphorus Poisoning in Humans-A Prospective Case Series

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 379-385

  Moffatt, Alison ^a,b   Mohammed, Fahim ^a,c,e   Eddleston, Michael ^a,c,d   Azher, Shifa ^a,e   Eyer, Peter ^a,f   Buckley, Nick A ^a,g  

^a South Asian Clinical Toxicology Research Collaboration   (Sri Lanka)

^b Canberra Clinical School   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e Polonnaruwa General Hospital   (Sri Lanka)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cholinergic; Organophosphorus; Pesticide; Poisoning; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CHLORPYRIFOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PRALIDOXIME CHLORIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEART RATE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INFECTION; INTOXICATION; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RURAL AREA; SRI LANKA; SYMPTOM; TACHYCARDIA; TYMPANIC TEMPERATURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIDOTES; ATROPINE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PRALIDOXIME COMPOUNDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650047431     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-010-0012-y     Document Type: Article

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