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Recurrent digoxin overdose and treatment with digoxin-specific Fab antibody fragments

G M Bosse1, T M Pope

  • 1Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Louisville, Kentucky.

A case of overdose with digoxin on three separate occasions is presented. The patient received digoxin-specific Fab antibody fragments on each presentation without adverse effects. A discussion of digoxin toxicity and specific treatment follows. Immunologic aspects of therapy are emphasized.

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