An accidental overdose of N-acetylcysteine during treatment for acetaminophen toxicity

Vinay SrinivasanDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Doug CorwinDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Avelino C. VercelesDivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, USACorrespondence[email protected]

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