Non accidental repeated lithium poisoning in a child: the role of hair analysis
| Autor: | A.L. Pelissier, K. Retornaz, Jean-Christophe Dubus, C. Pouchoux, E. Bosdure, C. Di Meglio, Jean-Michel Gaulier |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Hôpital de la Timone [CHU - APHM] (TIMONE), Impact de l'environnement chimique sur la santé humaine - ULR 4483 (IMPECS), Université de Lille-Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Lille] (CHRU Lille), CHU Lille, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Université de Lille, Hôpital de la Timone [CHU - APHM] [TIMONE], IMPact de l'Environnement Chimique sur la Santé humaine (IMPECS) - ULR 4483 |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Chronic exposure
Child abuse Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Lithium (medication) [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] Lithium Accidental intoxication Lithium poisoning Toxicological analysis of hair Seizures medicine Humans Child Abuse business.industry Poisoning Hair analysis Infant Child(ren) Non accidental intoxication Seizure Infants Repeated poisoning Hair Analysis Accidental Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business medicine.drug Hair |
| Zdroj: | Archives de pediatrie . organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie Archives de pediatrie organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie, 2020, Archives de pediatrie organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie, 27 (3), pp.152-154. ⟨10.1016/j.arcped.2020.01.005⟩ |
| ISSN: | 1769-664X |
| Popis: | International audience; Non accidental intoxication due to child abuse is rare and its frequency is likely underestimated because it is difficult to diagnose. Here, we report a case of voluntary repeated exposure to lithium in an infant, for whom the clinical manifestations were convulsions. Toxicological analysis was very helpful for documenting lithium exposure during the assumed period of time. Interpreting the results of hair analysis, a simple and minimally invasive examination, is tricky at this age, but it can facilitate the differentiation of acute versus chronic exposure. Although infrequent and underestimated, lithium should be considered as a cause of intoxication in a previously healthy child with acute seizure. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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