| Yazarlar (5) |
Prof. Dr. Ali GÜNEŞ
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
Hasan Balik
Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, Turkey |
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Servet Yel
Dicle University, Faculty of Medicine, Turkey |
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Halil Kocamaz
Pamukkale Üniversitesi, Turkey |
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Mehmet Bosnak
Gaziantep Üniversitesi, Turkey |
| Özet |
| Objectives Brimonidine tartrate is an alpha-2 agonist used for glaucoma treatment. It can lead to serious poisoning symptoms when misused by children. Case report In this case report, 3 months-old male patient with severe central nervous system depression and respiratory arrest as a result of accidentally nasal instillation of 1 cc brimonidine tartrate that benefited from mechanic ventilation and naloxone treatment was presented. Conclusion This case report suggested, that misuse of nasal brimonidine eye drop could result in serious respiratory distress and central nervous system depression. Mechanical ventilation and naloxone administration can be useful for these patients. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Brimonidine intoxication | Children | Nasal ingestion |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SCOPUS dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| Dergi ISSN | 2452-2473 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 12-2016 |
| Cilt No | 16 |
| Sayı | 4 |
| Sayfalar | 169 / 170 |
| Doi Numarası | 10.1016/j.tjem.2016.02.002 |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| WoS | 5 |
| SCOPUS | 5 |
| Google Scholar | 6 |
