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Cureus
; 14(1): e21045, 2022 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-35155012
ABSTRACT
Caffeine is an integral part of beverages, food, and medications. Severe intoxication of caffeine is rare, and reports are even scarcer. However, over-the-counter, unregulated sale of performance-enhancing compounds, such as caffeine, turns high-dose consumption into a real concern. Severe intoxication may be fatal, usually by malignant cardiac arrhythmia. We report a case of a 23-year-old university student who accidentally consumed about 100 times the amount present in an expresso of anhydrous caffeine.