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background: aluminum phosphide or rice tablet is one of the most common pesticides which leads to accidental or intentional acute intoxication and finally death. in this paper, we describe a successful management of intoxication with rice tablet in a young girl. case presentation: a 14-year-old girl was admitted due to consumption of rice tablet. gastric washing with two vials of sodium bicarbo...

Introduction: Intoxication with Sodium valproate (SVP) is a growing concern owing to its increased use and availability. SVP intoxication may result in cerebral, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and hematological complications. However, SVP use does not seem to be associated with significant cardiovascular effects and electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities. Thus, we aimed to des...

Acute severe intoxication with carbamazepine is associated with seizures, coma and respiratory depression. Traditionally, charcoal haemoperfusion is used to remove the drug. We present a case of carbamazepine intoxication, successfully treated with three hours of high-flux haemodialysis. Thus, haemodialysis using high-flux membranes is a feasible and effective therapeutic option for carbamazepi...