Nutmeg Intoxication Associated with Consumption as a Stupefacient


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GÜNAYDIN M., TATLI Ö., Altuntas G., Uslu Z., Ozsahin F., Beslioglu N.

JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS, cilt.8, sa.3, ss.64-65, 2017 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/jemcr.2017.1820
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE CASE REPORTS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.64-65
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Nutmeg is the dried seed of an evergreen aromatic tree from the plant family Myristicaceae. It is widely used in traditional medicine. Although misuse is rare, it needs to be understood that this plant, widely used as a spice in various parts of the world, can be misused and can result in emergency presentation due to intoxication.