title: QT interval prolongation associated with the oral use of domperidone in an infant.
abstract: Gastroesophageal reflux is very common in childhood. If conservative procedures fail to relieve it, the use of a potent antiemetic agent that facilitates gastric motility and emptying, such as domperidone, is justified. We report a 4-month-old child who presented with QT interval prolongation after the oral use of domperidone, which normalized after the drug was discontinued.
authors.affiliation: Ecocenter, Hospital Socor, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: C M G
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rocha
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Barbosa
mesh_terms: D000932:Antiemetics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004294:Domperidone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005764:Gastroesophageal Reflux / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008133:Long QT Syndrome / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000932:Antiemetics; D004294:Domperidone