The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 407-410 , May 2006

Systemic toxicity after an ocular exposure to xylazine hydrochloride

  • Larissa I. Velez, MD, FACEP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, Section of Toxicology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint Address: Larissa I. Velez, md, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-8579
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  • Greene Shepherd, PHARMD, DABAT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy and Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia
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  • Lisa D. Mills, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana
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  • Wilfredo Rivera, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, Section of Toxicology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

Received 18 June 2004 ,Revised 30 March 2005 ,Accepted 25 July 2005.

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PII: S0736-4679(06)00112-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.02.042

The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Pages 407-410 , May 2006

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