Nephrology
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Case Reports
Carbamazepine poisoning managed with haemodialysis and haemoperfusion in three adolescents.
Carbamazepine is a widely used antiepileptic agent. Accidental or suicidal overdose in children is not uncommon. ⋯ Here we report three adolescents with carbamzepine overdose, two managed with standard low-flux haemodialysis and one with charcoal haemoperfusion. Our report emphasizes that haemodialysis might be a cheaper and easier alternative for carbamazepine overdose in milder cases, with fewer side-effects than haemoperfusion.