Menthol Toxicity: An Unusual Cause of Coma
Open Access
- 3 December 2012
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Case Reports in Medicine
- Vol. 2012, 1-3
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/187039
Abstract
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) consider menthol an effective substance, which help in common cold symptoms and labeled to have low toxicity profile. Direct exposure to high menthol amount has been reported in animal; but no studies have been done to show the effect of menthol on long-term use in humans. Up to our knowledge we are reporting a rare case of chronic exposure to significant amount of menthol associated with cutaneous, gastrointestinal and neurological manifestations.Keywords
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