Fatal methadone intoxication in a child

Roy Riascos; Paul Kumfa; Rafael Rojas; Hugo Cuellar; Fernando Descartes

doi:10.1007/s10140-007-0627-8

Fatal methadone intoxication in a child

Emerg Radiol. 2008 Jan;15(1):67-70. doi: 10.1007/s10140-007-0627-8. Epub 2007 May 31.

Authors

Roy Riascos¹, Paul Kumfa, Rafael Rojas, Hugo Cuellar, Fernando Descartes

Affiliation

¹ Radiology Department, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd-Route 0709, Galveston, TX 77555-0709, USA. roriasco@utmb.edu

PMID: 17541658
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-007-0627-8

Abstract

Methadone is an opiate used as part of the treatment for heroin abuse; it can be ingested orally. We present the lethal outcome of a 22-month-old child intoxicated after methadone ingestion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain / diagnostic imaging*
Brain / drug effects*
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Infant
Male
Methadone / poisoning*
Narcotics / poisoning*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Narcotics
Methadone