Simethicone retinopathy in an immature infant.
The authors describe retinal findings in an immature infant consuming simethicone, a common over-the-counter drug used in the treatment of colic. The lesions are most consistent with an embolic phenomenon possibly from systemic absorption of a medication such as simethicone.
Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA.
Annie
A
Chan
Tony
T
Tsai
Joan
J
O'Brien
Darius M
DM
Moshfeghi
D003085:Colic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004617:Embolism / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D012841:Simethicone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use
D012841:Simethicone