A near fatal case of high dose peppermint oil ingestion- Lessons learnt

Peppermint oil is easily available as a constituent of medicines. A near fatal case due to ingestion of toxic dose of oral peppermint oil is being reported. The patient came in a comatosed state and was in shock. She was managed with mechanical ventilation and ionotropes. Her vital parameters reache...

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Main Authors: Soumya S Nath, Chandrakant Pandey, Debashis Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2012;volume=56;issue=6;spage=582;epage=584;aulast=Nath