Chronic camphor ingestion mimicking Reye's syndrome.
Camphor is a potentially dangerous drug which nevertheless remains popular as a home remedy. Because of its hepatoneurotoxic effects, camphor toxicity may clinically mimic Reye's syndrome. The differentiation between the two requires histologic examination of liver tissue, further emphasizing the need for a liver biopsy to establish the diagnosis of Reye's syndrome.
D001706:Biopsy; D002164:Camphor / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000506:poisoning*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004338:Drug Combinations; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000139:chemically induced*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012202:Reye Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012646:Self Administration
D004338:Drug Combinations; D000431:Ethanol; D002164:Camphor