Citation

el Kalla S, Menon NS. Ann. Trop. Paediatr. 1990; 10(3): 313-314.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Al Wasl Maternity and Pediatric Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Maney Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1703751

Abstract

Accidental mebendazole poisoning in an 8-week-old infant and respiratory arrest with tachyarrhythmia associated with continuous seizures is reported. Exchange transfusion was undertaken as a life-saving measure. Mebendazole, like piperazine citrate, has considerable neurotoxicity, especially in infancy, and we propose the use of exchange transfusion as a means of mebendazole elimination in infants.

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