Toxic Effect of Sulphapyridine on the Liver : A Case Report
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brought to hospital in a moribund state and died within half an hour. On questioning, the mother said that the infant became ill on the previous day with a mild temperature and she took the child to a private practitioner who prescribed a cough mixture and \ tablet of sulphapyridine every 3 hours. The child did not respond to this treatment and became worse. The mother became alarmed and brought her to hospital. The mother was extremely vague about the dosage and the time it was started. Four grammes or possibly more of the drug were given in 36 hours.
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