Intoxicación por alcanfor

  1. A. Palomeque
  2. M.J. Asencio
  3. R. Bayés
  4. L. Edy
Journal:
Pediatria catalana: butlletí de la Societat Catalana de Pediatria

ISSN: 1135-8831

Year of publication: 1978

Volume: 38

Issue: 2

Pages: 149-153

Type: Article

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Abstract

An infant aged 50 days was treated with balsamic suppositories conteining a small dose of camphor and exhibited acute neurological manifestations as coma, generalized hypertonia, hyperreflexia and a slow response to photomotor reflex. In a review ot the literature it is to note the scarse incidence of this sort of intoxication in Spain in contrast with other countries. The Author thinks that it is a case of idiosincrasia and emphasises the importance to pay attention when specialities with complicated composition are administered.