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[Poisoning caused by external use of iodoform]
C A Martins1, E D Velasco, J A Garcia
1Comissão de Controle de Infecção Hospitalar Unidade de Tratamento Intensivo, Rio de Janeiro.
Revista Do Hospital Das Clinicas
|July 1, 1994
Abstract:
A case of iodoform toxicity caused by use of 5% iodoformed bandage in occlusive surgical dressings for tamponing of diffuse hemorrhage in pelvic cavity, following amputation for treatment of rectum adenocarcinoma. Despite the frequent use of iodoformed dressings following surgical procedures, the signs and symptoms of iodoform toxicity syndrome can be easily mistook for other syndromes. A revision of the published observations suggest that this syndrome is not as rare as thought but probably has been underdiagnosed.