Antitubercular drug poisoning in a pregnant woman

Abstract

A 20-year-old female in her third month of pregnancy, presented with generalised tonic clonic seizures, metabolic acidosis and coma following suicidal ingestion of antitubercular medication. We successfully managed the case with pyridoxine, sodium bicarbonate and mechanical ventilation.

Keywords

• Acute-intoxication
• antitubercular
• pregnancy
• pyridoxine