Citation

Joos HA. Am. J. Dis. Child. (1911) 1950; 79(5): 855-861.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1950, American Medical Association)

DOI

10.1001/archpedi.1950.04040010872008

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Atropine, widely used for the treatment of colic in infancy, has been generally considered to be a safe drug. However, the frequent occurrence of certain undesirable side effects, even when small doses are employed, has caused many physicians to refrain from using this medicament.

The purpose of this paper is to describe in detail a case of atropine poisoning with recovery in a 7 week old infant as a result of ingestion of more than 40 mg. of the drug within a twenty-four hour period.