Citation

Sutphen JL, Saulsbury FT. Pediatrics 1988; 82(3 Pt 2): 453-456.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Children's Medical Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville 22908.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1988, American Academy of Pediatrics)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2900492

Abstract

The intentional poisoning of two children with ipecac by their mothers is described. Intractable vomiting and diarrhea were the initial symptoms in both patients. In addition, one patient had clinical and laboratory evidence of skeletal and cardiac myopathy. Both children were subjected to extensive and invasive diagnostic evaluations before the correct diagnosis of chronic ipecac poisoning was made. These cases illustrate the toxic effects of ipecac ingestion and serve to alert physicians to child abuse by ipecac poisoning.

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