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Case Reports
. 2009 Nov;27(9):1173.e1-3.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.01.013.

Delayed salicylate toxicity with undetectable initial levels after large-dose aspirin ingestion

Joseph Herres  1 , Danielle Ryan, Matthew Salzman
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Delayed salicylate toxicity with undetectable initial levels after large-dose aspirin ingestion

Joseph Herres et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2009 Nov.

Abstract

Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), the most commonly used medicinal salicylate, is an antiinflammatory, antipyretic, antirheumatic, and analgesic agent. In 2005, according to the Toxic Exposures Survey from the American Association of Poison Control Centers' National Poisoning and Exposure Database, there were more than 20,000 reported aspirin and nonaspirin salicylate exposures, 64% of which required treatment in a health care facility. Of these exposures, 50% were reported as intentional overdoses and 60 patients died.

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  • Pitfalls in salicylate toxicity.
    Bora K, Aaron C. Bora K, et al. Am J Emerg Med. 2010 Mar;28(3):383-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.12.003. Am J Emerg Med. 2010. PMID: 20223401 No abstract available.

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