Purple Glove Syndrome with Oral Phenytoin Overdose

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-15-1-6

Keywords:

Purple Glove Syndrome, Initial Overdose, Blood Phenytoin Level

Abstract

The occurrence of purple glove syndrome following the inadvertent oral administration of 1000 mg phenytoin/day is reported in a 10-year-old 18 kg handicapped boy who was admitted in coma to the Niigata City General Hospital, Japan.

Published

2001-01-01

Issue

Section

Seizure Disorders