Cardiac Findings in Acute Yellow Oleander Poisoning

Cardiac Findings in Acute Yellow Oleander Poisoning

BACKGROUND #ENTITYSTARTX02014; The Yellow Oleander is an ornamental tree that is common throughout the tropics. Ingestion of its seeds results in a clinical picture similar to digoxin toxicity. OBJECTIVES #ENTITYSTARTX02014; The aim of this study was to evaluate cardiac findings in acute Yellow Oleander poisoning. METHODS AND MATERIALS #ENTITYSTARTX02014; A total of 21 patients with history...

Poisoning by Thevetia Nerifolia (Yellow Oleander)

Acute yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana) poisoning: cardiac arrhythmias, electrolyte disturbances, and serum cardiac glycoside concentrations on presentation to hospital.

OBJECTIVE To describe the cardiac arrhythmias, electrolyte disturbances, and serum cardiac glycoside levels seen in patients presenting to hospital with acute yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana) poisoning and to compare these with published reports of digitalis poisoning. DESIGN Case series. SETTING Medical wards of Anuradhapura District General Hospital, Sri Lanka, and coronary care unit ...

The effect of magnesium sulfate in treatment of experimental oleander (Nerium oleander)poisoning in sheep

Experimental oleander (Nerium oleander) poisoning in goats: a clinical and pathological study

Dried oleander leaves at single lethal dose of 110 mg/kg body weight were administered orally to fivenative female goats. Clinical signs of toxicosis in goats began to appear about 1 hr after receiving theoleander and included abdominal pain, ruminal atony and tympany, frequent urination, bradycardia,tachycardia, tachyarrhythmia, depression, weakness and convulsive movement and death at the end...