Fatal cyanide poisoning in a child, caused by eating apricot seeds

ŞAHİN S., KIREL B., ÇARMAN K. B.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS, cilt.12, ss.70-72, 2011 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12659/ajcr.881827
  • Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.70-72
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: cyanide, food, poisoning, children
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Cyanide poisoning in children in developing countries is mainly related to ingestion of cyanogenic foods. Here, we report a fatal cyanide poisoning case that presented with sudden onset unconsciousness, seizure, and metabolic acidosis caused by apricot seed ingestion.