@article{ref1,
title="A fatal case of suicidal pentoxifylline intoxication",
journal="International journal of legal medicine",
year="1998",
author="Suárez-Peñaranda, J. M. and Rico-Boquete, R. and Lopez-Rivadulla, M. and Blanco-Pampín, J. and Concheiro-Carro, L.",
volume="111",
number="3",
pages="151-153",
abstract="Pentoxifylline is a xanthine derivative used in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease. It is considered to be a safe drug and to the best of our knowledge there are no reports in the medical literature of cases of fatal poisoning. There is only one previous report of a young woman who tried to commit suicide by taking a large amount of the drug but recovered. We report the case of a 54-year-old man who took a massive dose of pentoxifylline and died after 24 h from refractory shock. The blood levels of pentoxifylline were as high as 32.5 micrograms/ml where the average therapeutic level is 1.3 micrograms/ml.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0937-9827",
doi="10.1007/s004140050136",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004140050136"
}