[Nifedipine poisoning in a child].

The present paper concerns the problem of nifedipine poisoning at a 2-year- [correction of 1-year-] and 4-month-old boy, developed after ingestion of 15 tablets with 150 mg active substance. The medical care was represented by: a) gastric lavage with evacuation of stomach content and b) repeated administration of calcium with permanent monitoring of cardiac rhythm, electrocardiography and blood pressure. The evolution was very good with total disappearance of clinical signs in first 6 hours after admission.