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Sobredosis de merbromina - Información general

Nombres alternativos

Intoxicación con Cinfacrom; Intoxicación con Mercurochrome; Intoxicación con Stellachrome

Definición:

La merbromina es un líquido desinfectante (antiséptico). La sobredosis de merbromina ocurre cuando alguien toma accidental o intencionalmente más de la cantidad normal o recomendada de esta sustancia.

Elemento tóxico:

Merbromina

Dónde se encuentra:

La merbromina se encuentra en algunos antisépticos. Una marca comercial común es Mercurochrome. Los compuestos como éste que contienen mercurio no han sido comercializados legalmente en los Estados Unidos desde 1998.

  • Fecha de revisión: 2/27/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Stephen C. Acosta, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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