An Outbreak of Foxglove Leaf Poisoning

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-100

  Lin, Chun Chi ^a   Yang, Chen Chang ^a,b   Phua, Dong Haur ^b,d   Deng, Jou Fang ^b   Lu, Li Hua ^c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TUNGS' TAICHUNG METROHARBOR HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

acute plant poisoning; cardiac glycoside; comfrey; Digitalis purpurea

Indexed keywords

DIGOXIN; DIGOXIN ANTIBODY F(AB) FRAGMENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METOCLOPRAMIDE;

ABDOMINAL TENDERNESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMFREY; DIGITALIS INTOXICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HAND PARESTHESIA; HEADACHE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLANT LEAF; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; TEA;

ANTIBODIES; DIGITALIS; DIGOXIN; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT POISONING; POTASSIUM;

EID: 77951007338     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(10)70009-5     Document Type: Article

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