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Intoxicación con aceite de pino - Overview

Definición:

El aceite de pino es un bactericida y desinfectante. Este artículo aborda la intoxicación causada por la ingestión de este aceite.

Esto es sólo para fines de información y no para usarse en el tratamiento o manejo de una exposición tóxica real. Si usted resulta expuesto, debe llamar al número local de emergencias (tal como 911 en los Estados Unidos) o al Centro Nacional de Toxicología (National Poison Control Center), a la línea 1-800-222-1222.

Elemento tóxico:

Aceite de pino (terpenos)

Dónde se encuentra:

Diversos productos de limpieza
Algunos limpiadores de porcelana

Reviewed last on: 8/3/2011
Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Ford M, Delaney KA, Ling L, Erickson T, eds. Clinical Toxicology. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2001.

Goldfrank LR, Flomenbaum NE, Lewin NA, et al, eds. Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies. 8th ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2006.

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