21Feb 2017

PEDIATRIC CASE OF ACCIDENTAL ORAL OVER DOSE OF METHOTREXATE.

  • Pediatrics Department, King Fahad of The University Hospital, Khobar,Kingdomof Saudi Arabia.
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We present the second youngest reported case of a single oral overdose of methotrexate inotherwise well 19 month sold child. Initialhistory revealed possibleingestion of 10 tablets, eachcontaining 2.5 mg. The peakmethotrexate levelwas. 92mmol/L measured8 hourfollowingingestion.


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[Mohammed Almadan, Hedayah Hodayah and Ghufran Hodyah. (2017); PEDIATRIC CASE OF ACCIDENTAL ORAL OVER DOSE OF METHOTREXATE. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Feb). 1144-1147] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Mohammed Almadan


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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/3265      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/3265