Fatal injury in Eastern Sri Lanka, with special reference to cardenolide self-poisoning with Cerbera manghas fruits

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 745-748

  Eddleston, Michael ^a,b,c   Haggalla, Sapumal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO   (Sri Lanka)

^c ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerbera manghas; Plant poisoning; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CARDENOLIDE; DIGOXIN ANTIBODY; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; ISOPRENALINE; POTASSIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; AUTOPSY; BRADYCARDIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CERBERA MANGHAS; FRUIT; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; SELF POISONING; SRI LANKA;

ADULT; ANTIDOTES; APOCYNACEAE; ATROPINE; CARDENOLIDES; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; FATAL OUTCOME; FRUIT; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; INSULIN; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; OVERDOSE; SEEDS; SRI LANKA; SUICIDE;

CERBERA MANGHAS; CERBERA ODOLLAM; NERIUM; THEVETIA PERUVIANA;

EID: 52449124424     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701668617     Document Type: Article

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