Camphor poisoning in children, warn doctors.(Africa)(Brief article)

CME: Your SA Journal of CPD | May 1, 2009| | Copyright

Doctors are warning parents to avoid using imported camphor products after poisonings in several New York City children. The alert is in a report in the May issue of the journal Pediatrics about three toddlers who suffered seizures in January 2008.

They had either eaten camphor products, inhaled camphor or had it rubbed on them as a cold remedy. The products included folk remedies, pesticides and air fresheners. The children were treated at a New York hospital and recovered. Several other children developed similar symptoms but authorities were unable to confirm if ...

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