title: Menthol toxicity: an unusual cause of coma.
abstract: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) consider menthol an effective substance, which help in common cold symptoms and labeled to have low toxicity profile. Direct exposure to high menthol amount has been reported in animal; but no studies have been done to show the effect of menthol on long-term use in humans. Up to our knowledge we are reporting a rare case of chronic exposure to significant amount of menthol associated with cutaneous, gastrointestinal and neurological manifestations.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Medicine/Internal Medicine Department, Peninsula Regional Medical Center, Salisbury, MD 2180, USA.
authors.forename: Motaz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baibars
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Eng
authors.forename: Khaldoon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shaheen
authors.forename: Abdul Hamid
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Alraiyes
authors.forename: M Chadi
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Alraies