Abstract |
The ingestion of poison hemlock, or Conium maculatum, is described in a 2-year-old boy. He had the onset of abdominal pain and weakness after being fed C. maculatum picked by his sister from the roadside 2 hours earlier. He had a rapidly progressive muscular weakness and was intubated for respiratory failure. His symptoms completely resolved within 24 hours of the ingestion. Conium maculatum is a common weed that causes toxicity by its primary toxin, coniine, which stimulates nicotinic receptors and causes a syndrome of rapidly progressive muscle weakness and paralysis. We describe the course of a benign-appearing plant ingestion resulting in respiratory failure.
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Authors | Patrick L West, B Zane Horowitz, Marc T Montanaro, James N Lindsay |
Journal | Pediatric emergency care
(Pediatr Emerg Care)
Vol. 25
Issue 11
Pg. 761-3
(Nov 2009)
ISSN: 1535-1815 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 19915429
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Administration, Oral
- Antidotes
(administration & dosage)
- Charcoal
(administration & dosage)
- Child, Preschool
- Conium
(poisoning)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Eating
- Humans
- Male
- Plant Poisoning
(complications, diagnosis, drug therapy)
- Respiration, Artificial
(methods)
- Respiratory Insufficiency
(chemically induced, diagnosis, therapy)
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