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Case Reports
. 2008 Dec;23(12):2273-5.
doi: 10.1007/s00467-008-0915-x. Epub 2008 Aug 7.

Cyanide poisoning in the post-transplantation patient-a cautionary tale

Catherine Quinlan  1 , Denis Gill, Mary Waldron, Atif Awan
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Case Reports

Cyanide poisoning in the post-transplantation patient-a cautionary tale

Catherine Quinlan et al. Pediatr Nephrol. 2008 Dec.

Abstract

There have been few reported cases of cyanide toxicity following treatment with sodium nitroprusside. We report on the case of a paediatric patient who had received sodium nitroprusside for intractable hypertension in the post-operative period, resulting in cyanide toxicity. Treatment with sodium thiosulphate, sodium nitrate and haemodialysis resulted in the elimination of cyanide from the circulation. The patient made a full recovery with no neurological sequelae.

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