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Salicylate Poisoning After Accidental Ingestion of Chinese Medicated Oil
Soo-Youl Lee, Ji-Yeong Ryu, Gyu-Chong Cho, Ji-Young You
Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology 2007;5(2):138-141
DOI: https://doi.org/
Published online: December 31, 2007
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1Department of Emergency Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center
2Department of Emergency Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center
3Department of Emergency Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center
4Department of Emergency Medicine, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center

Because of the ready availability of aspirin, salicylate poisoning remains a common problem in many countries. Another potential source of salicylate poisoning is medicated oil containing methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen). Methyl salicylate poses a much greater safety threat than aspirin tablets because of its liquid, concentrated form and high lipid solubility. Because of this danger, the toxic potential of medicated oil containing methyl salicylate should be fully appreciated both by physicians and by the general public. We encountered two cases of salicylate poisoning resulting from accidental ingestion of Chinese medicated oil. We report these cases along with a review of the literature.

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