Atrophy of optic nerves from poisoning Spiritu aromatico (kinder-balsam)

Abstract

In the present academic year in the Eye Clinic, five cases of amblyopia of toxic origin were observed, which are of interest in terms of their ethiology: weakening of vision, sometimes even to complete dullness, was caused in all five patients by the ingestion of a significant amount of the drug, and - the well-known name is balsamum embryonum (according to the Russian Pharmacopoeia —spiritus aromaticus) —and in the hostel — kinder-balsam.

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