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A fatal case of menthol poisoning

Menthol is a monocyclic terpene alcohol, which is present naturally in peppermint and can be synthesized artificially as well. Generally, it is considered as very safe and has wide usage in medicine and food. There are case reports of toxicity due to excessive consumption of menthol, but a fatal int...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Akshay, Baitha, Upendra, Aggarwal, Praveen, Jamshed, Nayer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4830155/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27127746
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-516X.179015