Citation

Bassett RA, Osterhoudt K, Brabazon T. New Engl. J. Med. 2014; 370(23): 2249-2250.

Affiliation

Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA bassettr@einstein.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Massachusetts Medical Society)

DOI

10.1056/NEJMc1403843

PMID

24805985

Abstract

To the Editor: Reports to U.S. poison control centers of possible nicotine toxicity tripled from 2012 to 2013.(1),(2) Although nicotine toxicity is not a new phenomenon, the emergence of electronic cigarettes ("e-cigarettes") has spawned a market for highly concentrated liquid nicotine. This phenomenon has resulted in unprecedented access to potentially toxic doses of nicotine and other harmful compounds in the home. We report a case of a child who was poisoned by e-cigarette refill liquid ("e-liquid"). Vomiting, tachycardia, grunting respirations, and truncal ataxia developed in a 10-month-old boy after he ingested a "small" amount of e-liquid nicotine. The vaping. . .

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