[Fat overload syndrome]

J Picon; A Carsin; M Baravalle-Einaudi; M-E Coste; A-P Wasier; N Stremler-Le Bel; E Bosdure; J-C Dubus

doi:10.1016/j.arcped.2016.05.011

[Fat overload syndrome]

Arch Pediatr. 2016 Aug;23(8):836-9. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2016.05.011. Epub 2016 Jun 28.

[Article in French]

Authors

J Picon¹, A Carsin¹, M Baravalle-Einaudi¹, M-E Coste², A-P Wasier³, N Stremler-Le Bel¹, E Bosdure¹, J-C Dubus⁴

Affiliations

¹ Unité de médecine infantile et pneumo-allergologie pédiatrique, hôpital d'enfants de la Timone, 13385 Marseille cedex 5, France.
² Service de pédiatrie multidisciplinaire, hôpital d'enfants de la Timone, 13385 Marseille cedex 5, France.
³ Service de réanimation pédiatrique, hôpital d'enfants de la Timone, 13385 Marseille cedex 5, France.
⁴ Unité de médecine infantile et pneumo-allergologie pédiatrique, hôpital d'enfants de la Timone, 13385 Marseille cedex 5, France. Electronic address: jean-christophe.dubus@ap-hm.fr.

PMID: 27369104
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcped.2016.05.011

Abstract

We report the case of a 21-month-old child suffering from pulmonary fibrosis, who presented with acute respiratory distress and liver damage, due to an accidental overdose of intravenous lipid emulsion. This poisoning is a rare entity, whose potential severity and almost exclusive iatrogenic effect deserve to be remembered.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / etiology*
Drug Overdose*
Fat Emulsions, Intravenous / adverse effects*
Humans
Infant
Male
Medication Errors
Respiratory Insufficiency / chemically induced*

Substances

Fat Emulsions, Intravenous