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21269817

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2011-2-25
pubmed:abstractText
The funduscopic examination is essential in neonatology to screen for retinopathy in the pre-term infant. Mydriatic eyedrops, which are used for this examination, are known to induce digestive side effects. We present a case of necrotizing enterocolitis developing in a pre-term infant as a complication of mydriatics. This infant was a girl born at 28 weeks gestation and 5 days, with Down's syndrome, who died on the 44th day of life, due to necrotizing enterocolitis, after instillation of 1 drop of atropine 0.3% in each eye. The chronology of events, the application method, and the clinical symptoms of atropine impregnation argue in favor of a causal relationship between atropine and necrotizing enterocolitis. The review of the literature made on the basis of this observation shows that side effects of mydriatic eyedrops are frequent in pre-term infants and raise the question of atropine hypersensitivity in pre-term infants with Down's syndrome.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1769-664X
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
299-302
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2011
pubmed:articleTitle
[Are mydriatic eyedrops dangerous for pre-term infants?].
pubmed:affiliation
Service de néonatologie et de réa-néonatologie, CHU de Grenoble, boulevard de chantourne, 38700 La Tronche, France. mariejanaillac@hotmail.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports