DELAYED SYMPTOM ONSET AFTER PEDIATRIC CAMPHOR INGESTION

Lori L. Boland

doi:https://doi.org/10.33706/jemcr.550553

Makale detayları

DELAYED SYMPTOM ONSET AFTER PEDIATRIC CAMPHOR INGESTION

Yazarlar:

Lori L. Boland

Yayıncı:

Acil Tıp Uzmanları Derneği

Dergi:

Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports 2019 Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.11-13

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000504482

Sıklık:

Aylık

eISSN:

2149-9934

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33706/jemcr.550553

Özet:

 


Introduction:
Camphor toxicity after ingestion often causes gastrointestinal symptoms, and in
serious cases often involves neurological effects. Symptoms typically occur
within 90 minutes of ingestion.  We
describe a pediatric patient with an atypical and unusually delayed
presentation of camphor toxicity.

Case
Report: A 4-year-old female presented to the
emergency department (ED) via ambulance with altered mental status after a witnessed
postictal phase. The child had no history of seizures, no recent surgery or
trauma, and initial vitals and physical examination in the ED were normal. The
mother reported the child might have ingested an unknown quantity of Vicks®
VapoRub approximately 4+ hours prior to the apparent seizure and had been acting
normally at daycare in the interim. The girl was alert and maintained her
baseline neurologic function with no seizure activity for the duration of her
ED encounter, but three hours after ED arrival and seven hours after ingestion,
the child began vomiting, with Vicks® VapoRub evident in the emesis. She was
given oral ondansetron (Zofran®; GlaxoSmithKline, Middlesex, United Kingdom),
was able to per os challenge, and was
discharged.




Conclusion: This case illustrates the potential variability of
presentation in pediatric camphor toxicity, particularly the lack of
gastrointestinal upset as an initial symptom

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Makale detayları

DELAYED SYMPTOM ONSET AFTER PEDIATRIC CAMPHOR INGESTION

Yazarlar: Lori L. Boland

Yayıncı: Acil Tıp Uzmanları Derneği

Dergi: Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports 2019 Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.11-13

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2018

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000504482

Sıklık: Aylık

eISSN: 2149-9934

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33706/jemcr.550553

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Lori L. Boland

Yayıncı:

Acil Tıp Uzmanları Derneği

Dergi:

Journal of Emergency Medicine Case Reports 2019 Vol.10 Issue 1, pp.11-13

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000504482

Sıklık:

Aylık

eISSN:

2149-9934

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33706/jemcr.550553