Introduction: Cade oil is often used in traditional medicinal practices despite of its toxic effects, hence the occurrence of intoxication incidents often requiring intensive care.
Case presentation: We present the case of a young patient with no prior medical history who was exposed to significant doses of Cade oil both on skin and ingested, and who subsequently developed an apyretic consciousness disorder warranting an admission to our ICU department for specialized management.
Discussion: in this chapter we discuss the place of cade oil within Morocco's unsupervised medicinal practices. We also detail the spectrum of cade oil poisoning which is rarely reported in the literature, before discussing the therapeutic options.
Conclusion: The phenol derivatives of Cade oil, which is still used frequently and widely, are responsible of an acute intoxication, mainly impairing the cardiovascular, respiratory and renal functions. A pancreatic involvement is rarely reported.
Keywords: Acute intoxication; Acute kidney failure; Acute pancreatitis; Cade oil; Traditional medicine.
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