Erschienen in:
28.06.2016 | Scientific Letter
Alcohol Exposure in Breastfed Neonates Associated with Chinese Chicken Wine
verfasst von:
Kam Lun Hon, Yik Ching Thomas Wong, Ivan Ken-Yu Chau, Matthew Kwun-Ting Chau, Kam Lau Cheung, William Wong
Erschienen in:
Indian Journal of Pediatrics
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Ausgabe 12-13/2016
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Excerpt
To the Editor: Poisoning is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in children [
1]. Young children are at risk of unintentional poisoning because of their curious disposition and the careless placement of medications by adults. In adolescents, intentional poisoning occurs often as a result of suicidal attempts. Occasionally, neonates are intoxicated but the mechanism through which this happens is completely different. We report 2 anonymized cases of neonatal ethanol exposure
via breastfeeding and illustrate the characteristic abdominal manifestations masquerading infectious and congenital surgical abdominal conditions of this potentially avoidable intoxication in neonates. …