Fatal cardiac glycoside poisoning due to mistaking foxglove for comfrey
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DOI: 10.1080/15563650.2017.1317350
Abstract: Abstract Context: Accidental ingestion of foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) can cause significant cardiac toxicity. We report a patient who ingested foxglove mistaking it for comfrey and developed refractory ventricular arrhythmias. The patient died despite treatment with… read more here.
Keywords: glycoside poisoning; comfrey; cardiac glycoside; fatal cardiac ... See more keywords
Identification and Quantification of Thujone in a Case of Poisoning Due to Repeated Ingestion of an Infusion of Artemisia Vulgaris L.
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DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.14273
Abstract: Plants of the Artemisia genus are used worldwide as ingredients of botanical preparations. This paper describes the case of a 49-year-old man admitted to the emergency room at a Zurich hospital in a manic state… read more here.
Keywords: artemisia vulgaris; infusion artemisia; thujone; case ... See more keywords
Acute cyanide poisoning due to apricot kernel ingestion
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DOI: 10.12980/jad.6.2017jadweb-2016-0075
Abstract: Cyanide is a toxin and one of the most rapidly acting fatal poisons that human being is aware. If it is not treated promptly, encountering to cyanide poison will lead to die in minutes. Cyanide… read more here.
Keywords: due apricot; acute cyanide; cyanide poisoning; apricot kernel ... See more keywords
Acute poisoning due to ingestion of Datura stramonium - a case report.
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DOI: 10.21454/rjaic.7518.241.szb
Abstract: Datura stramonium (DS) is a widespread annual plant, containing atropine, hyoscyamine, and scopolamine, which can produce poisoning with a severe anticholinergic syndrome. Teenagers ingest the roots, seeds or the entire plant to obtain its hallucinogenic… read more here.
Keywords: acute poisoning; stramonium; case; datura stramonium ... See more keywords