Mad Honey Intoxication: A Rare Case Report
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چکیده
Honey containing grayanotoxin is called mad honey which found in Turkey, Japan, Brazil, Europe, North America and Nepal. Patients present with clinical manifestations like bradycardia, hypotension syncope. In this case report we a 27 years male who presented bradycardia first-degree heart block after consumption of only 10 grams honey.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Nepal Journal of Health Sciences
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2795-1618', '2795-1812']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/njhs.v2i2.56811