TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Presentations of acute phenytoin overdose
JO  - American journal of emergency medicine
A1  - Mellick, L. B.
A1  - Morgan, J. A.
A1  - Mellick, G. A.
SP  - 61
EP  - 67
VL  - 7
IS  - 1
N2  - A 15-year-old boy ingested 19.6 g (15 g verifiable) phenytoin sodium approximately four hours before emergency department presentation. The patient survived the suicide attempt with only supportive care, despite the ingestion of 392 mg/kg and a peak serum level of 100.8 micrograms/mL. A wide spectrum of physical findings consistent with acute massive ingestion of phenytoin was noted. This case report and a review of cases reported in the English literature of acute single anticonvulsant ingestion further delineate the clinical presentation of acute phenytoin overdose.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0735-6757
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -