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[Severe digoxin intoxication in a 15-year-old girl treated with Fab antidigoxin]
J J Gómez Barrado1, J C García Rubira, S Turégano Albarrán
1Unidad Coronaria Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla.
Revista Espanola De Cardiologia
|April 1, 1996
Abstract:
A 15-year-old-female admitted after ingesting 5 milligrams of digoxin, presented atrial tachycardia with 2.0 degree atrioventricular block and frequent ventricular premature complexes. Serum digoxin determination at admission was 16 ng/ml. Two hours following the administration of 2 amp of Fab antidigoxin (160 milligrams) the arrhythmias disappeared and remained asymptomatic until discharge.