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ROSAS, Daniel; FRANCO, Camila  y  BERROUET, Marie Claire. Acetaminophen intoxication. New regimen with N-Acetylcysteine. CES Med. [online]. 2019, vol.33, n.1, pp.68-73. ISSN 0120-8705.  https://doi.org/10.21615/cesmedicina.33.1.8.

Toxicity due to Acetaminophen is a very common type of intoxication in Colombia, and in its treatment is essential the administration of an antidote. Conventional management with N acetyl cysteine presents potential adverse events. The objective of this case report is to demonstrate the usefulness of a new treatment scheme in a 19-year-old male patient who ingested 16.5 grams of acetaminophen and after six hours started with abdominal pain and episodes of emesis, for which management was started with N acetyl cysteine in the recommended form and then developed a hypersensitivity reaction. Given the need to continue with this medication, a different antidote scheme was started with a successful result and without new hypersensitivity reactions.

Palabras clave : Acetaminophen, intoxication, N-Acetylcysteine; Protocol.

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