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Case Reports
. 2004 Mar;60(3):343-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2003.11.007.

Massive chloroquine intoxication: importance of early treatment and pre-hospital treatment

Irène Messant  1 , Nicolas Jérémie, François Lenfant, Marc Freysz
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Massive chloroquine intoxication: importance of early treatment and pre-hospital treatment

Irène Messant et al. Resuscitation. 2004 Mar.

Abstract

Chloroquine intoxication, despite therapeutic improvements, remains a potentially serious condition. We report a case of a 25-year-old patient, having ingested 10 g of chloroquine, a dose commonly considered to be lethal. Thanks to appropriate early medical treatment, this patient's outcome was favourable. To our knowledge, the literature contains no other report of survival of a patient after such an intake. This report emphasises the need to use a pre-designed medical care protocol to implement appropriate therapy as rapidly as possible.

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