Citation

Kumar M, Shanmugham A, Prabha S, Adhisivam B, Narayanan P, Biswal N. J. Child Neurol. 2012; 27(2): 209-210.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0883073811415682

PMID

21911415

Abstract

Accidental podophyllin poisoning is rare, but it can be associated with high morbidity and mortality. The authors describe severe encephalopathy and cerebral atrophy caused by accidental podophyllin ingestion in a 3-year-old boy. This case illustrates the permanent neurological damage in a developmentally normal child from a preventable cause.

Language: en