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Serotonin syndrome following sibutramine poisoning in a child, with sequential quantification of sibutramine and its primary and secondary amine metabolites in plasma

Fábio Bucaretchi Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Pediatrics and Poison Control Center, Centro de Controle de Intoxicações, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
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Eduardo Mello de Capitani Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Clinical Medicine, Centro de Controle de Intoxicações, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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Sueli Moreira Mello Poison Control Center, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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Rafael Lanaro Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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Roberta F. Barros University Hospital, State University of Campinas, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Centro de Controle de Intoxicações, Hospital das Clínicas, Campinas, Brazil
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Luciane C.R. Fernandes Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas Poison Control Center, Centro de Controle de Intoxicações, Hospital das Clínicas, Campinas, Brazil
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JosÉ Luiz DA Costa Criminalistic Institute of São Paulo, Instrumental Analysis Laboratory, São Paulo, Brazil
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Stephen Hyslop Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Pharmacology, Centro de Controle de Intoxicações, Hospital das Clínicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil
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Pages 598-601 | Received 17 Mar 2009, Accepted 04 May 2009, Published online: 08 Jul 2009

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