| Literature DB >> 11741759 |
T Snyman1, M J Stewart, V Steenkamp.
Abstract
An 8 month old infant died as the result of administration of a traditional remedy, given orally as an infusion of a red powder. The symptoms on admission were coughing with diarrhoea and vomiting. Analysis of the powder using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) confirmed the suspicion of capsaicin. Pepper preparations, which are used as traditional medicines, are highly toxic and their use on infants should be discouraged.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID： 11741759 DOI： 10.1016/s0379-0738(01)00571-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Forensic Sci Int ISSN： 0379-0738 Impact factor: 2.395