A Case of Datura Poisoning that was Initially Misdiagnosed as Mushroom Poisoning

A Case of Mushroom Poisoning

A Case of Datura Poisoning with Hyperpyrexia

Hyperpyrexia in Datura Poisoning

Three adult patients, two of whom were brothers and the third their uncle, were brought to my dispensary. They said that they had taken together some home-made sattu (flour of fried wheat and gram made into paste with sugar) in the morning, and since then were feeling very dizzy. They had come to the dispensary within one hour after their breakfast of sattu. Although no foul play was suspected,...

Mushroom Poisoning

From Department of Emergency Medicine, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Address for reprints: Dr. Tzong-Luen Wang, Department of Emergency Medicine, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, No 95, Wen Chang Road, Taipei, Taiwan Received: Sep 5 2004. Revised: Sep 25 2004. Accepted: Oct 5 2004. TEL: 886-2-28389425 FAX: 886-2-28353547 E-mail: [email protected] Abstract Wild mu...

A Case of Datura Poisoning from External Application

I was asked to see a male child, aged 2 years. Complaints.?The relatives said that the child was delirious and restless, and could not recognize anyone. Present illness.?Eighteen days ago, the boy was attacked with fever attended with shivering. The fever lasted for 24 hours and then subsided. He kept well for 3 days; the fever relapsed on the fourth day, lasted again for 24 hours, and then cam...