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Case Report

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1968;11(2):87-90. Published online February 28, 1968.

A Case Report of Ginkgo Biloba 1“ Fruits Intoxication

Hyn-Keum Lee¹, Sook-Hee Kim¹, Chang-Hee Kim¹, Kil-Won Song¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Woo-Sok University, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

The authors presented a case of Ginkgo biloba L. fruits intoxication in a two years old girl. The patient was admitted with chief complains of abrupt vomiting, severe convulsive attack and continuous unconciousness after nine hours taking fresh fruits of Ginkgo biloba L. She was treated with fluid infusion and anticonvulsant drugs, recovered completely and discharged in fine condition two days later. Fresh fruits of Ginkgo biloba L. is induced often intensive vesicular skin inflamation. Pertinent literature were reviewed briefly.

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