Neonatal withdrawal syndrome following exposure to fluoxetine during pregnancy

A 2 day old term male newborn infant was admitted in our neonatal intensive care unit with irritability and jittery movements, No remarkable findings were detected on physical examination except irritability, increased tonus, and jitteriness. All of the paraclinical studies were within normal limits. His mother had been on 20 mg fluoxetine throughout her pregnancy for depression. The patient recovered quickly after supportive care, with no possible cause other than his mother's drug use. The symptoms were interpreted as withdrawal syndrome caused by the mother's use of fluoxetine during pregnancy. It is recommended that neonates born to mothers who have taken antidepressants up to delivery be observed during the first few postnatal days

[Scorpion bites in the north-western of Khuzestan province from May 2002 to December 2003]

Scorpion bites are one of the major health problems in some parts of Iran. This study has been conducted to evaluate the scorpion biting in north-western of Khuzestan province from May 2002 to December 2003. This study was a prospective case series conducted from May 2002 to December 2003. Location of the study was the Northwest region of Khuzestan Province. From all 139 cases of scorpion bites by Androctonus crassicauda came to the clinic most bites were occurred during summer. All patients were treated conservatively without injecting anti-scorpion serum and discharged without any complication. The major threat in that region is because of Androctonus crassicauda bites. Considering that there is no need to inject anti-scorpion serum for these kinds of bites, further evaluation and doing more through studies about treatment is recommended. Moreover, no relation was seen between scorpion bites and different nights of month