Plötzlicher säuglingstod —letale intoxikation mit Pheniramin

✍ Scribed by S. Ogbuihi; W. Audick; G. Bohn

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag
• Year: 1990
• Tongue: German
• Weight: 327 KB
• Volume: 103
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0937-9827
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00207344

✦ Synopsis

A case of unintentional fatal intoxication of a 10 month-old baby with the anti-histamine Pheniramine (Avil) is reported. On the face value and without an autopsy this case parallels familiar cases of SIDS and had for this reason been certified as such. Autopsy, however, revealed 32 partly dissolved tablets which proved to be Phenyramine. High concentrations of Pheniramine were found in body fluids and various tissues. According to official investigations, the tablets were offered to the baby by his 3 1/2 year old sister who probably believed they were sweets.