RESUMO

The case of a 6-year-old boy presenting with severe clinical manifestations of an opioid intoxication and who is discovered to be an international "body packer" is presented and discussed. This article is the first to report on the phenomenon of body packing in young children. It also highlights the use of prescription opioids as cargo, which has not previously been addressed in the literature.

Assuntos

Maus-Tratos Infantis , Coma/induzido quimicamente , Crime , Hidrocodona/intoxicação , Oxicodona/intoxicação , Criança , Doenças em Gêmeos , Reações Falso-Negativas , Conteúdo Gastrointestinal , Haiti , Humanos , Masculino , Cidade de Nova Iorque , Detecção do Abuso de Substâncias , Comprimidos , Viagem , Urinálise