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CASE REPORT
Year : 2019  |  Volume : 8  |  Issue : 1  |  Page : 41-42

An unusual case of pediatric acute nicotine poisoning due to a dermal exposure


1 Medical Doctor, Professor Assistant, Department of Pediatrics Emergency and Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Hedi Chaker Sfax, Tunisia
2 Medical Doctor, Emergency Department, University Hospital Habib Bourguiba Sfax, Tunisia
3 Medical Doctor, Associate Professor, Emergency Department, University Hospital Habib Bourguiba Sfax, Tunisia
4 Medical Doctor, Professor, Emergency Department, University Hospital Habib Bourguiba Sfax, Tunisia

Correspondence Address:
Olfa Chakroun-Walha
Medical Doctor, Associate Professor, Emergency Department, University Hospital Habib Bourguiba Sfax
Tunisia
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Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None


DOI: 10.4103/2221-6189.250378

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Acute intoxication with nicotine is possible to cause nonspecific clinical signs and may be serious and lead to the death. We report a rare and severe form of acute nicotine poisoning secondary to dermal absorption of tobacco.


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