title: [Congestive cardiomyopathy after chronic inhalation of trichloroethylene].
abstract: A congestive cardiomyopathy (associated with an atrial flutter) was observed in a 14 year-old boy who was a regular trichlorethylene sniffer. Regression occurred after stopping exposition to the toxic chemical. This complication hitherto not reported in children, may be fatal. Its origin would be ischemic because trichlorethylene is known to potentiate the effects of circulating catecholamines. This toxic cardiomyopathy has to be added to the list of congestive cardiomyopathies in children and adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pédiatrie A, Hôpital Calmette, Lille.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Delepoulle
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chauvière
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Brevière
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martinot
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Francart
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Diependaele
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leclerc
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D000293:Adolescent; D001282:Atrial Flutter / Q000139:chemically induced; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012646:Self Administration; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications*; D014241:Trichloroethylene / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D014241:Trichloroethylene
vernacular_title: Myocardiopathie congestive après inhalation chronique de trichloréthylène.