Salicylate Intoxication in an Infant With Ichthyosis Transmitted Through Skin Ointment—A Case Report

Abstract

Accidental salicylate poisoning is becoming less common than it was three decades ago. There was a dramatic drop in the number of children who had this condition in countries where using childproof caps and limiting the number of pills per package was legalized and implemented.1 In some other countries, salicylate still remains a common cause of accidental poisoning among children.2,3 Salicylate intoxication almost always happens after oral ingestion. Ichthyosis is a group of inherited keratinizing disorders characterized by visible scaling in distinctive patterns of distribution. Lamellar ichthyosis is an autosomal recessive disorder that is usually evident at birth, and is associated with erythroderma.