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Philippe Camus, M.D.

Dijon, France

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Dinitrophenol (2, 4-dinitrophenol or DNP)

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XI.r Death following exposure or poisoning

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Last update : 01/11/2018
 
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Aspirin (Salicylate-ASA) - Aspirin containing drugs
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Weight loss-, slimming agents
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Publications

A Young Man with Accelerated Hyperthermia, Hypercapnia, and Profound Muscle Rigidity after Ingestion of a Weight Loss Agent.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society 2020 Mar;17;361-366 2020 Mar
Increasing frequency of severe clinical toxicity after use of 2,4-dinitrophenol in the UK: a report from the National Poisons Information Service.
Emergency medicine journal : EMJ 2015 May;32;383-6 2015 May
Toxicity of weight loss agents.
Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology 2012 Jun;8;145-52 2012 Jun
2, 4-dinitrophenol poisoning caused by non-oral exposure.
Toxicology and industrial health 2011 May;27;323-7 2011 May
Clinical features and treatment in patients with acute 2,4-dinitrophenol poisoning.
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B 2011 Mar;12;189-92 2011 Mar
Deliberate poisoning with dinitrophenol (DNP): an unlicensed weight loss pill.
Emergency medicine journal : EMJ 2010 Feb;27;159-60 2010 Feb
Dying to be thin: a dinitrophenol related fatality.
Veterinary and human toxicology 2004 Oct;46;251-4 2004 Oct

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