Chronic boric acid poisoning in infants.
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- 1 September 1983
- journal article
- case report
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 58 (9) , 737-739
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.58.9.737
Abstract
We report 7 infants suffering from seizures induced by chronic boric acid ingestion. The boric acid was given by dipping a soother in a proprietary borax and honey mixture. The babies have remained well since the mixture was withheld.Keywords
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