Respiratory impairment in four patients associated with exposure to palytoxin containing coral

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 150-151

  Wieringa, Andre ^a   Bertholee, Daphne ^a   Ter Horst, Peter ^a   Van Den Brand, Inge ^a   Haringman, Jasper ^a   Ciminiello, Patrizia ^b  

^a Isala Hospitals   (Netherlands)

^b Dipartimentio di Farmacia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER; PALYTOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE REPORT; CORAL; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INTOXICATION; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; NAUSEA; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN;

ACRYLAMIDES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84893502426     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2013.878867     Document Type: Letter

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