ABSTRACT
A group of 13 babies born to heroin-addict mothers has been studied in our Department during the last three years. Authors have recorded clinical features like neonatal abstinence syndrome, malformations, intrauterine growth, maternal age, gestational duration and delivery. They discuss different types of malformations and withdrawal symptoms, and make a comparative study with normal newborns of our hospital.
Subject(s)
Abnormalities, Drug-Induced/etiology , Heroin Dependence/physiopathology , Heroin/adverse effects , Infant, Newborn, Diseases/chemically induced , Substance Withdrawal Syndrome/etiology , Adolescent , Adult , Female , Fetal Growth Retardation/chemically induced , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Pregnancy , Pregnancy ComplicationsABSTRACT
Authors report five cases of toxic methemoglobinaemia. Four of them were observed in newborns and the remaining one in a toddler. Acute gastroenteritis, carrot soup and spinachs were recognized as etiologic factors. Up-dated information about this clinical entity, its gasometric diagnosis, hemoglobin spectrophotometry and treatment with methylene blue is briefly recalled.
