Juniper tar poisoning.

Suda Tekin Koruk, Esin Ozyilkan, Pinar Kaya, Dilsen Colak, Omer Donderici, Yildirim Cesaretli

Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara Training and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. suda_tekinkoruk@yahoo.com

Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2005

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Juniper tar (cade oil) is distilled from the branches and wood of Juniperus oxycedrus. It contains etheric oils, triterpene and phenols, and is used for many purposes in folk medicine. A case is reported of a previously healthy man who ingested a spoonful of home-made extract of Juniperus oxycedrus. The poisoning caused fever, severe hypotension, renal failure, hepatotoxicity, and severe cutaneous burns on the face. After supportive and symptomatic treatment, the patient improved and was discharged in a good condition on the eleventh day.

Citation

Suda Tekin Koruk, Esin Ozyilkan, Pinar Kaya, Dilsen Colak, Omer Donderici, Yildirim Cesaretli. Juniper tar poisoning. Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.). 2005;43(1):47-9