title: Unintentional nutmeg autointoxication.
abstract: Nutmeg ingestion in large amounts can cause toxic symptoms such as hallucinations, tachycardia and anticholinergic effects. We describe a case of a 37-year-old woman who experienced an unintentional autointoxication of nutmeg. It is likely that nutmeg intoxication is underreported. We suggest to specifically think of nutmeg ingestion in case of symptoms as mentioned above.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, *corresponding author: tel.: +31(0)10-7040704, fax: +31(0)10-7033268, email: j.roetersvanlennep@erasmusmc.nl.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Roeters van Lennep
authors.forename: S C E
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Schuit
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: van Bruchem-Visser
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Özcan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D026323:Myristica / Q000506:poisoning*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*