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Gray Baby Syndrome
Gray syndrome is a dangerouscondition thatoccurs in newborns (especially premature babies) who are given the drug chloramphenicol.
Alternative Names
Chloramphenicol toxicity in newborns
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Chloramphenicol is a drug used to fight bacterial infections, including meningitis. If given to a newborn, however, high doses of this drug can trigger a potentially deadly poisonous reaction.
Babies do not have the enzymes (special proteins in the body) needed to break...
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