title: [Sudden infant death--fatal poisoning with pheniramine].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogbuihi
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Audick
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bohn
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000139:chemically induced; D002423:Cause of Death; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D010632:Pheniramine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000506:poisoning*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000139:chemically induced; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D010632:Pheniramine
vernacular_title: Plötzlicher Säuglingstod--letale Intoxikation mit Pheniramin.