An unusual case of nicotine poisoning.
Acute nicotine poisoning by enema is an uncommon event. A review of the last 70 years of the English and Spanish medical literature has failed to reveal a case of nicotine poisoning by enema in an adult. The use of tobacco enemas in children to treat intestinal parasites has been reported as a cause of poisoning and death. We have recently treated an adult for acute nicotine poisoning from a tobacco enema. This unusual case allowed us to observe some of the complex pharmacologic responses of the body to nicotine.
D004733:Enema; D005947:Glucose / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009538:Nicotine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*
D009538:Nicotine; D005947:Glucose