Abstract

Two years and six months old, previously healthy girl was admitted to our emergency department due to sudden loss of consciousness and convulsions after ingestion of lots of apricot kernels. She was comatose and hypothermic on presentation to our emergency department. We thought that cyanide intoxication after kernel ingestion was responsible for the clinical picture. Since the antidote for cyanide poisoning was unavailable in our country, antidote could not been given. For the correction of severe metabolic acidosis, sodium bicarbonate infusion was applied. By the help of supportive treatment, the patient was recovered within 8 hours. Since this was the second report of cyanide toxicity from apricot kernel ingestion from Turkey, we presented the case

Keywords: Apricot kernel, cyanide intoxication, child

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Şen TA, Köken R, Demir T, Doğru Ö, Bahçeli E. ACUTE CYANIDE INTOXICATION AFTER APRICOT KERNEL INGESTION. Turk J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2009 Jun. 1 [cited 2025 May 24];3(3):38-41. Available from: https://turkjpediatrdis.org/article/view/71