TITLE:
Bronchiolitis Revealing Pyrethroid Poisoning in a 2-Month-Old Infant
AUTHORS:
Vanessa Iris Gaspiet-Sonny, Aymard Joker Tresor Guenefio, Ghislain Franck Houndjahoue, Jean Chrysostome Gody
KEYWORDS:
ntoxication, Pyrethroids, Infant, Bangui
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Pediatrics,
Vol.12 No.5,
November
3,
2022
ABSTRACT: Despite the widespread
domestic use of pyrethroid insecticides, very few cases of poisoning are
reported in the literature, especially in children. The manifestations are generally benign, and the
management is controversial. We report a case of severe intoxication in a
2-month-old infant, initially treated as bronchiolitis, which progressed
favorably under atropine. This case illustrates on the one hand the importance
of looking for the notion of a spray in the sudden onset of respiratory distress in the infant,
and on the other hand monitoring any intoxication with pyrethroids in a small infant in order to consider
a treatment with atropine sulfate in case of the occurrence of a muscarinic
syndrome.