TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Severe camphor poisoning, a seven-year observational study
JO  - Environmental toxicology and pharmacology
A1  - Rahimi, Mitra
A1  - Shokri, Fatemeh
A1  - Hassanian-Moghaddam, Hossein
A1  - Zamani, Nasim
A1  - Pajoumand, Abdolkarim
A1  - Shadnia, Shahin
SP  - 8
EP  - 13
VL  - 52
IS  - 
N2  - In a retrospective case series from 2007 to 2014, we searched for any accidental/intentional, and recreational cases of pure camphor poisoning through hospital records. Epidemiological data, as well as factors correlated with seizure, were evaluated. Thirty cases including 29 males were recruited with a median age of 18 years (range; 0.2-87). Patient's reported ingestion rate of camphor was 1.5-15 grams. Almost all of the patients (96.7%) were conscious on arrival time and the ingestion to the presentation time ratio was 7±5h. It was observed that in a majority of the cases (53.4%), decreasing libido was the main intent of Camphor ingestion. Nausea and vomiting occurred in 22 (73.3%) cases and tonic-clonic seizure was seen in 12 (40%) patients. Mean presentation time was significantly longer in patients who experienced seizure (9.1±6.1h vs. 5.2±2.8h, p=0.05). No correlation was found between the amount of ingested camphor (grams or mg/kg) and vital signs along with the bio-chemistry results. Not only did all of our cases survive but also they exclusively received supportive care.<br><br>Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1382-6689
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.etap.2017.03.009
ID  - ref1
ER  -