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“BARBITURATE BURNS” CAUSED BY GLUTETHIMIDE
Author(s) -
Burdon J. G. W.,
Cade J. F.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1979.tb112032.x
Subject(s) - glutethimide , barbiturate , medicine , etiology , incidence (geometry) , anesthesia , dermatology , surgery , physics , optics
A case of glutethimide overdose associated with skin lesions resembling burns is reported. These characteristic skin lesions are usually ascribed to barbiturates. Their aetiology, incidence, and association with other drugs and neurological disorders are discussed.