Neuromuscular disease aspiration

Acute renal failure caused by rhabdomyolysis resulting from tonic clonic seizures was reported in a man who ingested 10 ml of wormwood essential oil. The patient had no history of neuromuscular disease, kidney disease, or history of alcohol dependence. The manufacturer confirmed that the wormwood essential oil consumed was pure and not adulterated (Weisbord et al. 1997). Ingestion of 60 ml of wormwood essential oil led to altered mental status, seizures, and secondary complications including hyperthermia, rhabdomyolysis, and aspiration (Berlin and Smilkstein 1996). 

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