Digoxin Toxicity in Infant Presenting as 1st degree Heart Block
Journal Title: Pediatric Education and Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Digoxin plays an important role in management of pediatric heart failure. Digoxin toxicity can occur even at thereupatic doses. We are reporting a case of 47 day old male baby who presented with vomiting, letharginess and first degree heart block on electrocardiogram. Toxicity was confirmed with serum level of 4.82 ng/mL. Baby was managed conservatively, by stopping digoxin and monitoring of heart rate. Baby improved on its own by day 6 of admission.
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Lalit M. Malviya
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