Fatal methadone intoxication in a child

Roy Riascos; Paul Kumfa; Rafael Rojas; Hugo Cuellar; Fernando Descartes

doi:10.1007/s10140-007-0627-8

Fatal methadone intoxication in a child

Roy Riascos, Paul Kumfa, Rafael Rojas, Hugo Cuellar, Fernando Descartes

Internal Medicine

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Abstract

Methadone is an opiate used as part of the treatment for heroin abuse; it can be ingested orally. We present the lethal outcome of a 22-month-old child intoxicated after methadone ingestion.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	67-70
Number of pages	4
Journal	Emergency Radiology
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-007-0627-8
State	Published - Jan 2008

Keywords

Child
Intoxication
Methadone
Opioid
Pediatric

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Emergency Medicine

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