Seizure Disorders

Purple Glove Syndrome with Oral Phenytoin Overdose

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Abstract

The occurrence of purple glove syndrome following the inadvertent oral administration of 1000 mg phenytoin/day is reported in a 10-year-old 18 kg handicapped boy who was admitted in coma to the Niigata City General Hospital, Japan.

Keywords:

Purple Glove SyndromeInitial OverdoseBlood Phenytoin Level
  • Page/Article: 5-5
  • DOI: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-15-1-6
  • Published on 1 Jan 2001
  • Peer Reviewed