@article{ref1,
title="An unusual mimicker of a sepsis outbreak: ergot intoxication",
journal="European journal of pediatrics",
year="2011",
author="Bas, Ahmet Yagmur and Demirel, Nihal and Soysal, Ahmet and Arslan, Kahraman and Dilmen, Ugur",
volume="170",
number="5",
pages="633-637",
abstract="Methylergonovine (MEV) is a semi-synthetic ergot alkaloid used in the prevention and control of postpartum hemorrhage. This report describes 12 newborns born on the same day in a local country hospital in Turkey and developed sepsis-like symptoms and encephalopathy within the first 6 h of life due to accidental administration of MEV instead of vitamin K in the delivery room. The major features of MEV poisoning were lethargy (41.7%), seizure (75.0%), feeding intolerance (66.6%), hypoventilation (58.3%), irritability (25%), and peripheral circulatory abnormalities (58.3%). As a conclusion, clinical findings of ergot toxicity in newborns cannot be distinguished from infectious disease or neonatal encephalopathy.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0340-6199",
doi="10.1007/s00431-010-1336-y",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00431-010-1336-y"
}