Citation

Adonis-Koffy LY, Timite-Konan AM, Yebouet BY, Ehua-Amangoua ES, Camara-Coulibaly R, Asse Kouadio V, Ake Assi M. Bull. Soc. Pathol. Exot. 1999; 92(2): 114-117.

Vernacular Title

Les intoxications aigues en pediatrie au CHU de Yopougon, Cote d'Ivoire.

Affiliation

Service de pédiatrie médicale, CHU de Yopougon, Abidjan 21, Côte d'Ivoire.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Societe de Pathologie Exotique)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10399602

Abstract

From 1st January 1995 to 31st December 1996, 92 children from 1 month to 15 years old admitted for poisoning were studied. The purpose of this work was to describe the characteristics of child intoxication in our area; 64% were under 5 five years. Petroleum was the main poison (25/92). Certain traditional measures carried out by parents were identified as dangerous because leading to a high mortality rate. Two deaths were due to petroleum poisoning. In 96% of the cases, it was due to an inappropriate conservation of the hydrocarbure. The intoxications by amino-4-quinolines were also mainly due to bad self-medication. For these reasons, parents must be educated.

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