• J Med Toxicol · Jun 2011

    Case Reports

    Survival after diphenhydramine ingestion with hemodialysis in a toddler.

    • Nathanael J McKeown, Patrick L West, Robert G Hendrickson, and B Zane Horowitz.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon Poison Center, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd., Mail Code CB550, Portland, OR 97239, USA. mckeownn@ohsu.edu
    • J Med Toxicol. 2011 Jun 1; 7 (2): 147-50.

    AbstractA 13-month-old male who ingested 20 diphenhydramine (25 mg) tablets presented with seizures and ultimately progressed to status epilepticus and wide-complex tachycardia. Due to worsening clinical course, hemodialysis was performed with temporal resolution of his symptoms. Hemodialysis may be considered in critically ill diphenhydramine overdoses not responsive to conventional supportive care.

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