TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Caffeine Intoxication Due to Antipyretic Analgesic Overdose in an Adolescent
JO  - Curēus
A1  - Horikawa, Yohei
A1  - Yatsuga, Shuichi
A1  - Okamatsu, Yuki
SP  - e17922
EP  - e17922
VL  - 13
IS  - 9
N2  - Recently, high concentrations of caffeine present in energy drinks and over-the-counter (OTC) drugs have become a concern worldwide. Several deaths due to caffeine intoxication have been reported, necessitating caution. Typically, supportive care is used to treat caffeine intoxication. However, in severe cases of caffeine intoxication, hemodialysis may be used. For adults, a lethal blood caffeine concentration is at least 80 µg/mL, whereas lethal blood caffeine concentration is unknown for children. In the present case, a 15-year-old girl took a large dose of an OTC antipyretic analgesic to commit suicide, resulting in caffeine intoxication. In this case, even though blood caffeine concentration was higher than the adult lethal dose, the patient recovered through a simple treatment with intravenous infusion of extracellular fluid.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2168-8184
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17922
ID  - ref1
ER  -