Lomotil in diarrhoeal illnesses.

Lomotil in diarrhoeal illnesses.

Sir, The article by Curtis and Goel (Archives, 1979, 54, 222) prompts me to place the usage of Lomotil in young children in the tropics in its right perspective. The problems of diarrhoea in the tropics are quite different when compared with temperate climates, and management of this condition is therefore also different. In situations where children have little or no access to optimal therapeu...

Lomotil in diarrhoeal illnesses.

Lomotil poisoning in children.

45 children were admitted to hospital after ingesting varying quantities of diphenoxylate (Lomotil). One died and 44 recovered without any sequelae. Four patients were comatose, 32 were drowsy, and 9 suffered respiratory depression. No correlation was found between ingested dose and the severity of symptoms. Because of its action in rendering the gut atonic, removal of diphenoxylate by gastric ...

Diarrhoeal Diseases in Glasgow.

Interest in diarrhoeal disease was intensified following the appointment of a subcommittee on enteritis in infancy by the Preventive Medicine Committee of the Medical Research Council. I am indebted to Dr. A. S. M. Macgregor, a member of the committee, for the suggestion to compile this review of the prevalence of the diarrhoeal diseases in Glasgow, with special reference to non-specific enteri...

Diarrhoeal diseases.