A Case of Anticholinergic Intoxication: Datura Stramonium Intoxication
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A case of pediatric age anticholinergic intoxication due to accidental Datura stramonium ingestion admitting with visual hallucination.
Datura stramonium (DS) is a hallucinogenic plant that can produce anticholinergic toxicity because of its significant concentrations of toxic alkaloids, such as atropine, hyoscyamine, and scopolamine. DS grows in both rural and urban areas in Turkey. Clinical findings of toxicity are similar to those of atropine toxicity. DS abuse is common among adolescents because of its hallucinatory effects...
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عنوان ژورنال: Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Internal Medicine
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2458-8733
DOI: 10.5336/intermed.2019-70268