Case Report of Presumed (In)voluntary Capsaicin Intoxication Mimicking an Acute Abdomen

Background. The clinical features of a presumed capsaicin intoxication have not been reported so far. Case Presentation. A 27-year-old man took part in a qualifying for a competition in spicy food tolerance. During this qualifying, he swallowed 4 chili peppers type Bhut jolokia (about 1 million Scov...

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Main Authors: Simona Koprdova, Christine Schürmann, Dirk Peetz, Thomas Dürbye, Frank Kolligs, Herbert Koop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3610401