title: Use of dimenhydrinate in the treatment of green tobacco sickness.
abstract: A case of green tobacco sickness (GTS) in a 37-year-old male migrant worker and the use of dimenhydrinate in its treatment/prophylaxis is presented. A brief discussion of the etiology and symptomatology of GTS is included. Dimenhydrinate is a useful over-the-counter product for the treatment of this occupational illness in the tobacco-growing states of the Southeast.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004111:Dimenhydrinate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009538:Nicotine / Q000506:poisoning; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D014026:Nicotiana
chemical_list: D009538:Nicotine; D004111:Dimenhydrinate