A rare cause of complete heart block after transdermal botanical treatment for psoriasis

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1686-1688

  Wojtyna, Wojciech ^a   Enseleit, Frank ^a  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Heart block; Intoxication; Oleander; Transdermal

Indexed keywords

NERIUM OLEANDER EXTRACT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NERIUM; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PSORIASIS; SELF MEDICATION; SIDE EFFECT;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; BUNDLE-BRANCH BLOCK; CARDENOLIDES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART BLOCK; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERIUM; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSORIASIS;

EID: 11144310120     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2004.00704.x     Document Type: Article

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