TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Acute poisoning in pediatrics at the CHU of Yopougon, Côte d'Ivoire
JO  - Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique
A1  - Adonis-Koffy, L. Y.
A1  - Timite-Konan, A. M.
A1  - Yebouet, B. Y.
A1  - Ehua-Amangoua, E. S.
A1  - Camara-Coulibaly, R.
A1  - Asse Kouadio, V.
A1  - Ake Assi, M.
SP  - 114
EP  - 117
VL  - 92
IS  - 2
N2  - From 1st January 1995 to 31st December 1996, 92 children from 1 month to 15 years old admitted for poisoning were studied. The purpose of this work was to describe the characteristics of child intoxication in our area; 64% were under 5 five years. Petroleum was the main poison (25/92). Certain traditional measures carried out by parents were identified as dangerous because leading to a high mortality rate. Two deaths were due to petroleum poisoning. In 96% of the cases, it was due to an inappropriate conservation of the hydrocarbure. The intoxications by amino-4-quinolines were also mainly due to bad self-medication. For these reasons, parents must be educated.<p /> <p>Language: fr</p>
LA  - fr
SN  - 0037-9085
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -