Citation

Brahm J, Silva G, Palma R. Rev. Med. Chile 1992; 120(4): 427-429.

Vernacular Title

Sobredosis de paracetamol: una nueva forma de suicidio en Chile y el valor de la

Affiliation

Centro de Gastroenterología, Hospital Clínico, Universidad de Chile.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Sociedad Medica De Santiago)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1340573

Abstract

Overdose of paracetamol is associated to varying degrees of hepatic necrosis and may lead to severe hepatic failure. In this paper, we report 2 patients with paracetamol overdose for suicidal purposes who were successfully treated using the antidote N-acetyl-cysteine orally. A brief analysis of the literature follows.

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