TY - JOUR PY - 1986// TI - Isoniazid overdose in the Cambodian population of Olmsted County, Minnesota JO - JAMA journal of the American Medical Association A1 - Blanchard, P. D. A1 - Yao, J. D. A1 - McAlpine, D. E. A1 - Hurt, R. D. SP - 3131 EP - 3133 VL - 256 IS - 22 N2 - Eight cases of suicidal isoniazid overdose by Cambodian refugees are reviewed. In all patients generalized seizures and metabolic acidosis developed. Treatment included supportive measures and intravenous pyridoxine hydrochloride. There were no deaths. Psychiatric evaluation of each patient revealed usual and extraordinary life and social adjustment stresses. Indochinese immigrants are a subpopulation at risk for isoniazid overdose.

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