Near fatal ingestion of oil of cloves.

G Hartnoll, David Moore, D. C. Douek

Archives of Disease in Childhood · 1993 · 72 citations · 4 references

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A case of ingestion of oil of cloves is presented, which resulted in coma, fits, a coagulopathy, and acute liver damage. This is not unlike the syndrome produced in the late stages of a substantial paracetamol overdose, and a similar treatment regimen is proposed.

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