Nath Soumya S, Pandey Chandrakant, Roy Debashis
Department of Anaesthesiology, Sahara Hospital, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Indian J Anaesth. 2012 Nov;56(6):582-4. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.104585.
Peppermint oil is easily available as a constituent of medicines. A near fatal case due to ingestion of toxic dose of oral peppermint oil is being reported. The patient came in a comatosed state and was in shock. She was managed with mechanical ventilation and ionotropes. Her vital parameters reached normal within 8 hours and became conscious by 24 hours. The side effects of peppermint oil are considered to be mild but this case report warns that ingestion of oral toxic doses of peppermint oil could be dangerous.
薄荷油作为药物成分很容易获得。本文报告了一例因摄入有毒剂量的口服薄荷油而导致的近乎致命的病例。患者呈昏迷状态并休克。对其进行了机械通气和使用血管活性药物治疗。她的生命体征在8小时内恢复正常，24小时后苏醒。薄荷油的副作用通常被认为是轻微的，但本病例报告警示，摄入有毒剂量的口服薄荷油可能是危险的。
