Clove oil ingestion in an infant.
A case is presented in which a 7-month-old child developed central nervous system depression, urinary abnormalities and a large anion-gap acidosis after the accidental oral administration of clove oil. Supportive care and gastric lavage were sufficient for total recovery of the patient. Possible mechanisms of the depression and acidosis are discussed, and suggestions for treatment are presented.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Martin Luther King, Jr., General Hospital, Drew/UCLA School of Medicine.
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Lane
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Ellenhorn
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Hulbert
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McCarron
D000138:Acidosis / Q000139:chemically induced; D000284:Administration, Oral; D005054:Eugenol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D005751:Gastric Lavage; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011507:Proteinuria / Q000139:chemically induced
D005054:Eugenol