Citation

Lakhdar K, Berdai MA, Benlamkadem S, Labib S, Harandou M. Med Sante Trop 2019; 29(1): 110-111.

Vernacular Title

Intoxication à l’huile de cade : à propos d’un cas clinique.

Affiliation

Service de réanimation mère-enfant, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, John Libbey Eurotext)

DOI

10.1684/mst.2018.0843

PMID

31031235

Abstract

Throughout Morocco, cade oil is used in folk medicine for many purposes, in particular for atopic dermatosis. It is also used as a wormer. Cade oil poisoning of newborns and infants thus often has an iatrogenic origin, resulting especially from the ingestion of a significant amount or from a prolonged and extensive cutaneous application. Thus, this oil, used for therapeutic purposes, is responsible for a non-negligible number of cases of poisoning, some fatal. We report a case of poisoning after cutaneous application of cade oil in a 2-month-old infant. The outcome was fatal. This report calls attention to the real possibility of this event and emphasizes the interest of preventing it by promoting information to families in Morocco.

Language: en

Keywords

Morocco; cade oil; local application; poisoning