Intoxication Due to Datura Stramonium in an Adolescent: a Case Report

Poisoning of a young adolescent caused by the intake of extracts prepared from the plant Datura stramonium is presented. It is a broadleaf annual erect herb with spine covered seed capsule. Its toxic alkaloids, atropine and scopolamine, cause a series of characteristic classic symptoms of anticholinergic poisoning. Children are mostly exposed to the poisoning by the plant species from the genus Datura, however, the poisoning most frequently occurs due to plant abuse by adolescent addicts. A high index of suspicion and early management of poison in children is imperative if a favorable outcome is expected. Early presentation and the presence of an eyewitness contributed to the very good outcome in the case being described by us.