Citation

Tekin HG, Gökben S, Serdaroğlu G. Turk. Pediatr. Ars. 2015; 50(4): 248-250.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neurology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Logos)

DOI

10.5152/TurkPediatriArs.2015.1360

PMID

26884696

PMCID

PMC4743869

Abstract

Camphor is a cyclic ketone of the hydro aromatic terpene group. Today it is frequently used as a prescription or non-prescription topical antitussive, analgesic, anesthetic and antipruritic agent. Camphor which is considered an innocent drug by parents and physicians is a common household item which can lead to severe poisoning in children even when taken in small amounts. Neurotoxicity in the form of seizures can ocur soon after ingestion. A two-year old female patient who presented with a complaint of generalized tonic-clonic seizures after oral ingestion of camphor is presented.

Language: en