Clinical report of three cases of acute radiation sickness from a 60Co radiation accident in Henan province in China
Clinical report of three cases of acute radiation sickness from a 60Co radiation accident in Henan province in China
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DOI:
10.1269/jrr.07071
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发表时间:
2008-01-01
影响因子:
2
通讯作者:
Jiang, Enhai
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作者:
Liu, Qiang;Jiang, Bo;Jiang, Enhai
On 26 April 1999, three persons were accidentally exposed by high dose Co-60 irradiation. They suffered from severe (one case) or moderate (two cases) hemopoietic form of acute radiation sickness (ARS). As part of the comprehensive treatment, strict reverse isolation and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) therapy were applied. All the patients recovered after an appropriate treatment for 83 days. In our experience, the correct diagnosis and effective treatment at an early stage proved to be helpful to the patients in pulling out from the critical stage of acute radiation sickness. To avoid menstruation by the female patient just in the critical stage, we modified her menstruation cycle by testosterone. In our view, GM-CSF should be given as early as possible with enough dosage for promoting early hematological reconstruction. The experience obtained from the medical management of these patients is valuable for the treatment of such patients in the future.