Unintentional nutmeg autointoxication.

نویسندگان

J E Roeters van Lennep

S C E Schuit

R L van Bruchem-Visser

B Özcan

چکیده

Nutmeg ingestion in large amounts can cause toxic symptoms such as hallucinations, tachycardia and anticholinergic effects. We describe a case of a 37-year-old woman who experienced an unintentional autointoxication of nutmeg. It is likely that nutmeg intoxication is underreported. We suggest to specifically think of nutmeg ingestion in case of symptoms as mentioned above.

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