PEDIATRICS Vol. 4 No. 6 December 1949, pp. 719-722
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FATAL BORIC ACID POISONING IN A NEWBORN INFANT

HAROLD ABRAMSON M.D.1

1 The Bureau of Preventable Diseases, Department of Health, New York, N.Y.

A case is reported of a 9 day old baby who died from boric acid poisoning. The chemical was applied as an ointment to a large excoriated area of the baby's buttocks and as a powder on the diapers.

It is suggested that boric acid should be discarded in medical practice, since its potential toxicity represents a hazard that is out of proportion to the doubtful therapeutic value of the drug. Boric acid has been outmoded by more effective modern medications.

Submitted on January 16, 1949