Kratko priopćenje
https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-64-2013-2347
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Caused by Methadone Syrup
Abbas Aghabiklooei
; Firoozgar Teaching Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Shahin Shadnia
; Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Hossein Hassanian-Moghaddam
; Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Nasim Zamani
orcid.org/0000-0003-4370-0544
; Department of Clinical Toxicology, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Sažetak
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to methadone (MTD) toxicity is a known but rather uncommon phenomenon. In most of the previously reported cases of MTD-related ARDS, MTD was ingested orally in the form of tablets in high or unknown amounts. Despite the findings from the available literature, this case report is aimed at demonstrating that even small amounts of MTD syrup can cause ARDS earlier than it is usually expected. We present a non-addicted MTD-overdosed patient who developed ARDS after ingesting a very small amount of MTD syrup. We suggest close monitoring of MTD-overdosed patients from at least 48 h to 72 h for possible respiratory complications such as pulmonary oedema.
Ključne riječi
accidental intoxication; overdose; pulmonary oedema; respiratory complications
Hrčak ID:
107636
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Datum izdavanja:
20.9.2013.
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