Child presents with sweating, yawning, lacrimation, tachycardia. The likely diagnosis is:
Correct Answer: Heroin withdrawal
Description: Characteristics of Opioid Withdrawal: SymptomsSignsRegular withdrawal Craving for opioidsPupillary dilationRestlessness, irritabilitySweatingIncreased sensitivity toPiloerection ("gooseflesh")PainTachycardiaNausea, crampsVomiting, diarrheaMuscle achesIncreased blood pressureDysphoric moodYawningInsomnia, anxietyFeverProtracted withdrawal AnxietyCyclic changes in weightInsomniaPupil size, respiratoryDrug cravingCenter sensitivity Ref: O'Brien C.P. (2011). Chapter 24. Drug Addiction. In L.L. Brunton, B.A. Chabner, B.C. Knollmann (Eds), Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 12e.
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