Poisoning by lavandin extract in a 18-month-old boy

An 18-month-old boy ingested a small amount of homemade lavandin extract. The child developed a central nervous system depression and a confused state three hours after ingestion. The electroencephalogram showed fast rhythm disorders consistent with a toxic etiology. The outcome was favorable. Poiso...

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Published in:Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.) Pa.), 2008-01, Vol.46 (4), p.279-281
Main Authors: Landelle, Caroline, Francony, Gilles, Sam-Laï, Nathalie Fouilhé, Gaillard, Yvan, Vincent, Françoise, Wrobleski, Isabelle, Danel, Vincent
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Chromatography, Gas
Electroencephalography
Essential oil
Humans
Infant
Lavandin
Lavandula - chemistry
Lavandula - poisoning
Life Sciences
Male
Medical sciences
Nervous System Diseases - diagnosis
Nervous System Diseases - etiology
Nervous System Diseases - metabolism
Other
Plant Extracts - chemistry
Plant Extracts - metabolism
Plant Extracts - poisoning
Plant Oils - chemistry
Plant Oils - metabolism
Plant Oils - poisoning
Plant Poisoning - diagnosis
Plant Poisoning - etiology
Plant Poisoning - metabolism
Plant poisons toxicology
Poisoning
Toxicology
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Summary:An 18-month-old boy ingested a small amount of homemade lavandin extract. The child developed a central nervous system depression and a confused state three hours after ingestion. The electroencephalogram showed fast rhythm disorders consistent with a toxic etiology. The outcome was favorable. Poisoning was confirmed by headspace-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Linalyl acetate, linalyl formate, and acetone were identified in pure lavandin extract and in the child's blood and urine. We report the only case of lavandin extract poisoning confirmed by toxicological analysis.
ISSN:1556-3650
1556-9519
DOI:10.1080/15563650701281098