Mothball ingestion as a manifestation of pica, leading to paradichlorobenzene CNS toxicity

BACKGROUND: Pica is a poorly understood psychiatric disorder that presents with the ingestion of non-nutritious substances for unclear reasons. A high index of suspicion for unusual toxin exposure aids in the diagnosis of pica patients presenting with unexplained neurodegenerative features. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Leong, Joon Yau, Gianniosis, Margarita, Zafar, Saman, Zhang, Yan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Makerere Medical School 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7609100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33163061
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v20i2.48

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7609100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33163061
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v20i2.48

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