TY - JOUR
T1 - Intoxicatie van een zuigeling door een Dieffenbachia
AU - Mocking, Roel J. T.
AU - Schene, Kiry M.
AU - Maingay-Visser, Dianne A. P. G. F.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Plant poisoning is becoming an increasingly common reason to consult a doctor. A 7-month-old infant was sent to the emergency room by her general practitioner with a suspected apparent life-threatening event (ALTE). Her parents reported the sudden development of fluctuating restlessness and listlessness, superficial breathing, vomiting, drowsiness and episodes of loss of consciousness. On physical examination we saw a pale, listless and variably responsive girl. During admission for observation, she improved within a few hours, although she had one episode of blood admixture with the stool. After discharge from hospital, the infant's grandmother suggested that the symptoms could be due to poisoning from a Dieffenbachia plant. The literature supports this explanation. Young parents and doctors appear to know little about plant toxicity in general and Dieffenbachia in particular. In small children with poorly-understood symptoms, the possibility plant poisoning should be considered
AB - Plant poisoning is becoming an increasingly common reason to consult a doctor. A 7-month-old infant was sent to the emergency room by her general practitioner with a suspected apparent life-threatening event (ALTE). Her parents reported the sudden development of fluctuating restlessness and listlessness, superficial breathing, vomiting, drowsiness and episodes of loss of consciousness. On physical examination we saw a pale, listless and variably responsive girl. During admission for observation, she improved within a few hours, although she had one episode of blood admixture with the stool. After discharge from hospital, the infant's grandmother suggested that the symptoms could be due to poisoning from a Dieffenbachia plant. The literature supports this explanation. Young parents and doctors appear to know little about plant toxicity in general and Dieffenbachia in particular. In small children with poorly-understood symptoms, the possibility plant poisoning should be considered
M3 - Article
C2 - 26959733
SN - 0028-2162
VL - 160
SP - A9750
JO - Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
JF - Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde
ER -