TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Campho-Phenique ingestion: an intentional overdose
JO  - Southern medical journal
A1  - Lahoud, C. A.
A1  - March, J. A.
A1  - Proctor, D. D.
SP  - 647
EP  - 648
VL  - 90
IS  - 6
N2  - We report a suicide attempt with the camphorated phenol preparation Campho-Phenique. The total dose ingested was 68 mg/kg of camphor and 28.9 mg/kg of phenol. The patient had grand mal seizures minutes after ingestion. Supportive medical care and intubation resulted in full recovery within 12 hours. Although Campho-Phenique has been discussed extensively in the pediatric literature and its accidental ingestion by adults has occasionally been reported, intentional ingestion of the preparation has not been reported. We discuss our unusual case and review the literature.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0038-4348
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -