Jimson weed intoxication in five adolescents.

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Steven N Soneral

Neil P Connor

چکیده

Doctor Soneral is a resident physician with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Family Medicine. Doctor Connor is in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at St Mary’s Hospital Medical Center, Madison, Wis. Please address correspondence to: Steven N. Soneral, DO, Department of Family Medicine, 777 S Mills St, Madison, WI 53715-1896; phone 608.263.4550; fax 608.263.5813; e-mail [email protected]. intrOductiOn Datura stramonium (jimson weed) is a poisonous shrub that grows wildly throughout the United States with a high potential for abuse. The plant possesses potent anticholinergic properties, and ingestion can cause serious illness or death. Intentional ingestions may result in unintended poisonings for people who attempt to experience the anticholinergic-induced delirium that typically manifests after ingesting the leaves, stem, seeds, or tea brewed from the leaves. We report 5 cases of D. stramonium intoxication seen within a 3-day span as well as recent data regarding anticholinergic plant exposures.

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