Seizures due to high dose camphor ingestion

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Tekin H. G., GÖKBEN S., Serdaroglu G.

TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS, vol.50, no.4, pp.248-250, 2015 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 50 Issue: 4
• Publication Date: 2015
• Doi Number: 10.5152/turkpediatriars.2015.1360
• Journal Name: TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS
• Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Page Numbers: pp.248-250
• Keywords: Child, camphor, seizure, poisoning
• Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Camphor is a cyclic ketone of the hydro aromatic terpene group. Today it is frequently used as a prescription or non-prescription topical antitussive, analgesic, anesthetic and antipruritic agent. Camphor which is considered an innocent drug by parents and physicians is a common household item which can lead to severe poisoning in children even when taken in small amounts. Neurotoxicity in the form of seizures can ocur soon after ingestion. A two-year old female patient who presented with a complaint of generalized tonic-clonic seizures after oral ingestion of camphor is presented.