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Ethylene glycol intoxication misdiagnosed as eclampsia
Author(s) -
Kralova I.,
Stepanek Z.,
Dusek J.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.00964.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ethylene glycol , caesarean section , eclampsia , ethylene glycol poisoning , pregnancy , anesthesia , obstetrics , surgery , organic chemistry , metabolic acidosis , chemistry , genetics , biology
Ethylene glycol intoxication is one of the most serious acute poisonings with very uncertain prognosis with regard to both recovery and survival. A case report is presented in which a woman who was admitted for the termination of pregnancy by Caesarean section with a diagnosis of eclampsia turned out to be severely intoxicated by ethylene glycol.
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