title: [Chloroquine poisoning].
abstract: Chloroquine poisoning has profound effects, chiefly on contractility and conduction of the heart. No treatment has been proven effective, and most cases of serious poisoning are fatal. We describe one case of chloroquine poisoning and discuss its treatment.
authors.affiliation: Seksjon for nyresykdommer, Medisinsk avdeling, Regionsykehuset i Trondheim.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aasarød
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aakhus
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000506:poisoning; D001208:Asia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000506:poisoning*; D062787:Drug Overdose; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D009664:Norway; D013020:South America / Q000453:epidemiology; D014195:Travel
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D002738:Chloroquine
vernacular_title: Klorokinforgiftning.