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18186295

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-1-11
pubmed:abstractText
This report describes a case in which a consciousness disturbance was associated with a high plasma iodine level and which improved after the removal of iodoform gauze that had been applied to infected wounds. A 71-year-old male with poorly controlled diabetes underwent a laminectomy for an epidural abscess. On the 6th and 8th postoperative days, he underwent debridement for fasciitis in the both arms and iodoform gauze was applied to the wounds (both arms and lumbar region) at the end of the first debridement and then changed every day. His consciousness then gradually deteriorated after the debridement. His plasma iodine level was measured and was shown to be remarkably high (6,280 microg/dl) 19 days after the laminectomy (13 days after the beginning of iodoform application). His consciousness recovered gradually with a concomitant decrease in the plasma iodine level. Three months after the removal of the iodoform he became almost alert. Caution should be exercised in using iodoform gauze because of the possibility that it could affect consciousness.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0016-254X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
98
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
397-401
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Iodoform intoxication; a case report of prolonged consciousness disturbance in a patient with a high plasma iodine level.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Saga Medical School.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports