Grayanotoxin poisoning from Rhododendron simsii in an infant

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 405-407

  Poon, W T ^a   Ho, C H ^b   Yip, K L ^c   Lai, C K ^a   Cheung, K L ^b   Sung, Rita Y T ^b   Chan, Albert Y W ^a   Mak, Tony W L ^a  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Hong Kong Herbarium   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Flowers; Plant poisoning; Rhododendron; Toxins, biological

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; GRAYANOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GARDENING; HEART BEAT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RHODODENDRON; VOMITING;

DITERPENES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT FORMULA; MALE; PLANTS, TOXIC; RHODODENDRON; SEIZURES;

EID: 54249167189     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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