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Acute alcohol intoxication in a 15‐day‐old neonate
Author(s) -
Zaitsu Masafumi,
Inada Yukiko,
Tashiro Katsuya,
Hayashi Chiduru,
Doi Hirohito,
Hamasaki Yuhei,
Matsuo Muneaki
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
pediatrics international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.49
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1442-200X
pISSN - 1328-8067
DOI - 10.1111/ped.12134
Subject(s) - medicine , metabolic acidosis , anesthesia , somnolence , hypoglycemia , tachycardia , blood pressure , acidosis , alcohol intoxication , poison control , insulin , adverse effect , emergency medicine , injury prevention
We describe a 15‐day‐old newborn girl who was fed with formula milk that was accidentally diluted with sake (Japanese wine prepared from fermented rice). The clinical features were flushed skin, tachycardia and low blood pressure indicating circulatory failure, somnolence and metabolic acidosis without hypoglycemia. The serum ethanol concentration was 43.0 mg/dL at 3 h after intake. The patient recovered under intravenous fluid replacement without complications. Follow‐up examinations at 1, 2, 3, 6 and 12 months confirmed normal psychomotor development.