Infant dicyclomine overdose: a case report
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20261145Keywords:
Dicyclomine overdose, Recurrent apnea, Shock, MortalityAbstract
We report a case of dicyclomine poisoning in a 45-day-old baby given at 15 mg/kg over 6 hours. The patient presented with complaints of decerebrate posturing of all four limbs. At presentation, the GCS was 8/15, with tachycardia (HR: 168 bpm) and tachypnea (RR: 68 bpm) present. During the hospital stay, the patient developed catecholamine-refractory shock, recurrent apnea, intraventricular hemorrhage and eventually succumbed to death.
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