Regular paracetamol in severe dengue: A lethal combination?

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Gan, Chin Seng ^a   Chong, Sze Yee ^a   Lum, Lucy Chai See ^a   Lee, Way Seah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Hepatitis; Paracetamol; Severe dengue

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LIVER ENZYME; PARACETAMOL; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FULMINANT HEPATIC FAILURE; HEMATEMESIS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMIPARESIS; HEPATITIS; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; INFANT; JAUNDICE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; NOMOGRAM; SEIZURE; THROMBOPLASTIN TIME;

EID: 84874422514     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2013037     Document Type: Article

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