Experiment 67028

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismCamellia sinensis (THEACEAE)
CitationKAMIJO,Y: SOMA,K: ASARI,Y: OHWADA,T:. (1999). SEVERE RHADBOMYOYLYSIS FOLLOWING MASSIVE INGESTION OF OOLONG TEA: CAFFEINE INTOXICATION WITH COEXISTING HYPONATREMIA.. 41(6)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseA 36-YR PATIENT WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA, WHO HAD CONSUMED GRADUALLY INCREASING QUALTITIES OF OOLONG TEA THAT EVENTUALLY REACHED 15 L EAC DAY, BECAME DELIRIOUS AND WAS ADMITTED TO A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL. AFTER ABSTIENCE FROM OOLONG TEA HIS DILIRIUM RESOLVED. HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO OUR HOSPITAL WHEN HE WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE ACUTE RENAL FAILURE WITH HYPONATREMIA (118 MEQ/L) AND SEVERE RHABDOMYOLYSIS (CREATINE PHOSPHOKINASE, 227, 200 IU/L).
Dose amount15.0 L
Number1
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractINFUSION
GenderMALE