Eucalyptus oil poisoning.
- 30 April 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 55 (5), 405-406
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.55.5.405
Abstract
Accidental ingestion of eucalyptus oil by a 3-year-old boy caused profound central nervous system depression within 30 minutes, but he recovered rapidly after gastric lavage. The extreme toxicity of eucalyptus oil is emphasised.Keywords
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