Piperazine citrate induced myoclonus in a child
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Occupational asthma due to piperazine citrate.
BACKGROUND Piperazine is a secondary heterocyclic amine that may give rise to occupational asthma of uncertain mechanism. METHODS We report on a 42-year-old woman, a process operator in a chemical factory, who developed work-related symptoms of rhinitis and asthma upon exposure to piperazine citrate. She remained symptom free during holidays and days off work. RESULTS Skin prick test with p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Pharmacology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0253-7613
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.121391