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Citation |
West PL, Horowitz BZ, Montanaro MT, Lindsay JN. Pediatr. Emerg. Care 2009; 25(11): 761-763. |
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Affiliation |
Oregon Health and Science University, Oregon Poison Center, Legacy Emmanuel Hospital, Mail Code CB 550, Portland, OR 97239, USA. westp@ohsu.edu |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2009, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins) |
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PMID |
19915429 |
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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. Language: en |