n | Ref | Age | M/F | Primary disease | Steroid | Max NH3 (µg/dL) | Symptom | Onset (days) | Treatment | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | [6] | 67 | M | NSIP | Predonisone | 4257 | Seizure | – | – | Dead |
2 | [7] | 56 | M | Glottic edema | Unknown | 320 | Coma | 4 | HD | Alive |
3 | [8] | 24 | M | Deviated septum | Dexamethasone 8 mg/day | 885 | Vagueness | 2 | – | Dead |
4 | [8] | 39 | M | Knee arthritis | Cortisone | 1124 | Headache, nausea | 2 | – | Dead |
5 | [22] | 45 | M | Knee arthritis | Cortisone | 700 | Coma | 9 | – | Dead |
6 | [23] | 36 | M | Hearing defect | Predonisone 60 mg/day | 1185 | Coma | 14 | P + B | Alive |
7 | [24] | 26 | F | Preterm labor | Betamethasone | 507 | Coma | 4 | B + CHDF | Alive |
8 | [25] | 58 | F | Asthma | Methylprednisolone | 477 | Coma | 5 | P + B + HD | Alive |
9 | [26] | 19 | M | Leukoplakia | Betamethasone 1 mg/day |  > 500 | Coma | 56 | – | Dead |
10 | This report | 45 | M | Meniere’s disease | Predonisone 60 mg/day | 784 | Disorientation | 5 | HF-CHDF | Alive |
11 | This report | 30 | M | Asthma | Predonisone 30Â mg/day | 423 | Disorientation | 7 | CHDF | Alive |