Citation

Ochoa Gómez FJ, Lisa Catón V, Saralegui Reta I, Monzón Marín JL. An. Med. Interna 1996; 13(8): 393-394.

Vernacular Title

Intoxicacion por tetracloruro de carbono.

Affiliation

Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Complejo Hospitalario San Millán-San Pedro, Logroño.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Aran Ediciones)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8983367

Abstract

Cases of severe acute carbon tetrachloride poisoning are sporadically described in Spain. We report the cases of three patients that inhaled toxic vapour of carbon tetrachloride that they used as a solvent during their working activity. They developed hepatic disfunction and one of them acute renal failure. The interval between the labour exposure and the medical care was higher than 24 hours. All the patients received N-acetylcysteine treatment (300 mg/kg) and oxygen. The patient ith renal failure recurred hemodialysis. The basic aspects of diagnosis and treatment are commented.

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