Tachycardia and heart failure after ritual circumcision.
Four newborn babies developed acute heart failure a few hours after circumcision at 8 days. During this procedure, a sponge soaked in epinephrine was applied to the circumcision site and left there for several hours. Treatment was with digoxin and diuretics and signs of heart failure disappeared within 24-72 hours.
D002944:Circumcision, Male / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012067:Religion; D013616:Tachycardia, Sinus / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000139:chemically induced*
D004837:Epinephrine