OBSTRUCTIVE-JAUNDICE DUE TO A CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON IN BREAST-MILK

  • 1 January 1977
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 117  (9) , 1047-1048
Abstract
A 6 wk old breast-fed infant had obstructive jaundice and hepatomegaly. When a dry-cleaning solvent, tetrachloroethylene, was detected in the mother''s milk and blood, breast-feeding was discontinued. Rapid clinical and biochemical improvement followed. The child grew normally and had normal liver function during 2 yr of follow-up.