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Hypoglycaemia and hypothermia due to nimesulide overdose
  1. E YAPAKÇI,
  2. Ö UYSAL,
  3. H DEMIRBILEK,
  4. Ş OLGAR,
  5. N NAÇAR,
  6. H ÖZEN
  1. Department of Pediatrics, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, I˙hsan Doğramacı Çocuk Hastanesi, Gastroenteroloji Ünitesi, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
  2. e-mail: haozen@hacettepe.edu.tr

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.85.6.510a

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    Editor—Although toxicity due to chronic administration of nimesulide has been reported,1 ,2 to the best of our knowledge there is no report about poisoning due to a single ingestion. We report a 20 month old boy who accidentally took a high dose of nimesulide; 40 mg/kg, 8 times the recommended daily dosage.

    Physical examination was unremarkable. Laboratory findings, including hepatic and …

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