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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Palytoxin (a potent zoanthid marine coral toxin)

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II.b ARDS - Acute lung injury

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Last update : 01/10/2017
 
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Drug and radiation history
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Drug singularity - Correct identification of the drug
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Consistent timing of exposure v. onset of symptoms
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Clinical, imaging, BAL, pathological pattern consistent with the specific drug
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Careful exlusion of another cause
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Remission of symptoms with removal of drug
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Recurrence with rechallenge (rarely advisable)
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Publications

Palytoxin-induced acute respiratory failure.
Respiratory medicine case reports 2017;20;4-6 2017
Case series: inhaled coral vapor--toxicity in a tank.
Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology 2013 Sep;9;282-6 2013 Sep
Cerebral blood flow, oxygen consumption, and glucose utilization of fetal lambs in utero.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology 1972 Oct 01;114;292-303 1972 Oct 01

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