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MANAGEMENT OF QUININE TOXICITY
Author(s) -
MB P. DICKINSON,
FRACP J. SABTO,
FRACO R. H. WEST
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian journal of opthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 0310-1177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1983.tb01091.x
Subject(s) - quinine , toxicity , medicine , anesthesia , malaria , pathology
Abstract The clinical findings, investigations, and course of three patients who ingested quinine sulphate or bisulphate tablets and suffered severe visual loss are described. Methods and control of treatment for these patients are discussed, and the asessment of the effectiveness of treatment, and its relationship to the visual outcome are considered.