CASES OF ACCIDENTAL POISONING.

Accidental Chronic Poisoning with Methotrexate; Report of Two Cases

Methotrexate has been used widely in dermatology, oncology and rheumatology fields. However, methotrexate-induced mucocutaneous lesions may occur in rare cases. In this case presentation, we report two cases of accidental poisoning with methotrexate. They had accidentally used methotrexate instead of digoxin. This case report emphasizes that early diagnosis and appropriate management is critica...

Two cases of cardiac glycoside poisoning from accidental foxglove ingestion.

A 67-year-old Chinese woman presented to the emergency department with a three-day history of nausea and vomiting, palpitations and chest discomfort. Her symptoms had started suddenly a few hours after eating lunch, beginning with generalized weakness and fatigue; she had noticed that her pulse was slow and irregular. A few hours later, chest pressure developed along with abdominal cramping ass...

Accidental poisoning by paraquat: Report of two cases in man.

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Accidental poisoning.

Accidental poisoning in childhood.

A recent increase in the number of children brought to hospital with accidental poisoning has been noticed in Edinburgh and Aberdeen. In a study of this trend, which has also been recorded in Manchester (Holzel and James, 1951), we have tried to determine whether it reflects a true increase of poisoning in the child population. We have then compared the incidence of the individual toxic agents ...