PEDIATRICS Vol. 58 No. 2 August 1976, pp. 288-290
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Accidental Quinidine Poisoning in Two Children

Teresio Dellocchio M.D.1, Franco Pailli M.D.1, Oreste Testa M.D.1, and Rossano Vergassola M.D.1

1 Department of Cardiology, Hospital S. M. Nuova, Florence, Italy

Two cases of acute accidental quinidine poisoning in two children are presented. Both cases are characterized by the same ECG abnormalities consisting of rhythm disorders and AV and intraventricular conduction defects. It is suggested that there is a causal relationship between the electrophysiologic cardiac effects of quinidine and the ECG abnormalities observed. Both patients were successfully treated by continuous intravenous infusion of a hypertonic sodium chloride solution and lidocaine.