TY - JOUR JF - IJT JO - IJT VL - 6 IS - 16 PY - 2012 Y1 - 2012/4/01 TI - Acute Intoxication by Transdermal Opium Application in Infants: Two Case Reports TT - Acute Intoxication by Transdermal Opium Application in Infants: Two Case Reports N2 - ABSTRACT Background: Acute opium intoxication is one of the most common causes of poisoning in children in Iran. Although most cases are accidental, traditional misuse of opium for symptomatic therapy of various childhood diseases also contributes to high rate of opium intoxication in Iran. Cases: Here, we report two cases of opium intoxication in infants resulted from transdermal application of opium on burned skin. To our knowledge this is the first case report of intoxication from transdermal misuse of opium. Conclusion: Health care providers should be aware about signs and symptoms of opium intoxication in children. Opium intoxication should be suspected in each child with history of a recent burn injury that presented with decreased level of consciousness. SP - 626 EP - 629 AU - Sedighi, Iraj AU - Hossein, Firozeh AU - Rezaei, Mahmood AU - Benabbas, Roshanak AD - Department of Pediatric,Hamadan University of Medical sciences, Hamadan, Iran. KW - Burn Injury KW - Intoxication KW - Opium KW - Transdermal. UR - http://ijt.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-124-en.html ER -