Citation

Labib S, Berdai MA, Bendadi A, Achour S, Harandou M. Arch. Pediatr. 2012; 19(1): 59-61.

Vernacular Title

Intoxication mortelle a l'Indigofera.

Affiliation

Service d'anesthésie réanimation, hôpital mère et enfant, CHU Hassan II de Fès, Fès, Maroc.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.arcped.2011.10.011

PMID

22169568

Abstract

Indigo, also known in Morocco as Nila, is a dye widely used in the coloring of Moroccan handicrafts. It is obtained from fermentation reactions on the leaves and branches of true indigo, Indigofera tinctoria, which is a widespread plant in tropical Africa and Asia. We report a case of fatal poisoning in a 3-year-old child after administration of indigo for therapeutic purposes. Death resulted from multiple organ failure. The toxicity of this compound is little known in the literature and deserves to be explored through toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic studies, in order to better determine the toxic constituents of the dye.

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