Topical eucalyptus oil poisoning

Australasian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 265-267

  Darben, Troy ^a,c   Cominos, Belle ^b   Lee, C T ^a  

^a MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Belmont Specialist Centre   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Home remedy; Paediatric; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EUCALYPTUS OIL;

ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SLURRED SPEECH; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 0031735077     PISSN: 00048380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0960.1998.tb01488.x     Document Type: Article

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