Pediatr. praxi 2018; 19(6): 340-342 | DOI: 10.36290/ped.2018.067

Severe methamphetamine intoxication in a toddler

MUDr. Jan Papež1, MUDr. Jiří Štarha, Ph.D.1, MUDr. Petr Jabandžiev, Ph.D.1, MUDr. Andrea Brzobohatá, Ph.D.2, prof. MUDr. Zdeněk Doležel, CSc.1
1 Pediatrická klinika LF MU a FN Brno
2 Ústav soudního lékařství LF MU a FN u sv. Anny v Brně

Accidental ingestions of various substances represent a relatively common cause of healthcare facility visit among babies. Sincemost of the substances have low toxicity and those toxic are taken in nontoxic doses, only a small segment of the children needsto be admitted into a hospital. Even a smaller segment is in a real life-threatening situation. Especially children intoxicated bydangerous medicaments (e.g. cardiovascular agents, tricyclic antidepressants, oral antidiabetic medication etc.), some chemicals,poisonous plants or mushrooms belong to this group. Last but not least, severe accidental intoxication caused by addictive substancesalso do occur. We present a case report of a 14-month-old toddler with severe metamphetamine intoxication that wascomplicated by evolution of rhabdomyolysis.

Keywords: intoxication, methamphetamine, children

Published: December 15, 2018  Show citation

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Papež J, Štarha J, Jabandžiev P, Brzobohatá A, Doležel Z. Severe methamphetamine intoxication in a toddler. Pediatr. praxi. 2018;19(6):340-342. doi: 10.36290/ped.2018.067.
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