RÉSUMÉ
We reported a retrospective study concerning 325 cases of acute poisoning in the pediatric service at the infant hospital of Tunis during a period of one year from 1 January to 31 December. The aim of this report is to evaluated the epidemiologic, clinical and evolutive aspects. They were 194 boys and 131 girls. 60 per cent of the infants are aged under 3 years. The chemical products occupied the first place with 153 infants [49.7 per cent], the inhalation of petroleum represented 62 cases, the water of javel 58 cases. The medicines occupied the second place with 128 infants [39 per cent]. The evolution was favourable in 277 infants [85 per cent]. 12 patients [3.6 per cent] are presented a pneumonia after inhalation of petroleum. In 4 patients [1.2 per cent], we constated a caustic oesophagitis. One case of death was occurred in a patient with medicinal polypoisoning.The prevention stays the better way to fight this phenomenon