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An unusual cause of severe lactic acidosis: cyanide poisoning after bitter almond ingestion

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  1. Service de Réanimation Polyvalente, Pôle Anesthésie Réanimation, Groupe de Recherche Clinique et Biologique 48, Université Paul Sabatier et Institut Fédératif de Recherche 150, Hôpital Purpan, 31059, Toulouse, France

    Pascale Sanchez-Verlaan, Thomas Geeraerts, Sophie Buys, Béatrice Riu-Poulenc, Olivier Fourcade & Michèle Genestal

  2. Centre Anti Poison et de Toxico Vigilance Hôpital Purpan, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France

    Claudine Cabot

  3. Réanimation Médicale et Toxicologique, Hôpital Lariboisière AP-HP, Paris, France

    Bruno Mégarbane

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Sanchez-Verlaan, P., Geeraerts, T., Buys, S. et al. An unusual cause of severe lactic acidosis: cyanide poisoning after bitter almond ingestion. Intensive Care Med 37, 168–169 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-010-2029-8

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