Juniper tar poisoning.
Juniper tar (cade oil) is distilled from the branches and wood of Juniperus oxycedrus. It contains etheric oils, triterpene and phenols, and is used for many purposes in folk medicine. A case is reported of a previously healthy man who ingested a spoonful of home-made extract of Juniperus oxycedrus. The poisoning caused fever, severe hypotension, renal failure, hepatotoxicity, and severe cutaneous burns on the face. After supportive and symptomatic treatment, the patient improved and was discharged in a good condition on the eleventh day.
Koruk
Suda Tekin
ST
Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Training and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. suda_tekinkoruk@yahoo.com
Ozyilkan
Esin
E
Kaya
Pinar
P
Colak
Dilsen
D
Donderici
Omer
O
Cesaretli
Yildirim
Y
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D018653:Juniperus / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000506:poisoning; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D010947:Plants, Toxic / Q000506:poisoning
D010936:Plant Extracts