Citation

Laffargue F, Oudot C, Constanty A, Bedu A, Ketterer-Martinon S. Arch. Pediatr. 2011; 18(2): 186-188.

Vernacular Title

Un cas d'intoxication aigue par la belladone (Atropa belladona) chez une enfant

Affiliation

Service des urgences pédiatriques, hôpital de la Mère et de l'Enfant, centre hospitalier universitaire, 8, avenue du Dr-Dominique-Larrey, 87000 Limoges, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.arcped.2010.11.006

PMID

21194906

Abstract

Plant intoxications account for 5% of all intoxication cases according to French anti-poison centers. We report an uncommon case of intoxication with deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) in a 2-year-old child. The child presented at the ER with an atropinic syndrome, both central and peripheral, after ingestion of wild berries a few hours before. The fruit and leaves brought in by the mother allowed the anti-poison center to identify belladonna, in agreement with clinical findings. The child was kept in the intensive care unit for 48h and progression was favorable with symptomatic treatment.

Language: fr