FATAL BROMSULPHALEIN REACTION
Authors: H C WALKER, M F KOSZALKA
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Case Reports1 August 1957FATAL BROMSULPHALEIN REACTIONH. CHARLES WALKER JR., M.D., MICHAEL F. KOSZALKA, M.D., F.A.C.P.H. CHARLES WALKER JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MICHAEL F. KOSZALKA, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-47-2-362 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince the introduction of bromsulphalein as a test for liver function by Rosenthal and White1, 2 approximately 30 years ago, it has come to be considered a safe, innocuous and invaluable diagnostic clinical procedure.3-7 Only rare toxic reactions without serious consequences have occurred.8-13 The purpose of this paper is to report a fatal reaction to bromsulphalein (sulfobromophthalein, U.S.P.; phenoltetrabromphthalein-disodium sulfonate). 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