Citation

Romano GA, Mombelli G. Schweiz. Med. Wochenschr. 1990; 120(16): 596-597.

Vernacular Title

Intoxikation mit Oleanderblattern.

Affiliation

Reparto di medicina, Ospedale distrettuale, Locarno.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, EMH Swiss Medical Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2339289

Abstract

After ingestion of seven leaves of oleander (Nerium oleander) in a suicide attempt, a 37-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with symptoms of digitalis intoxication. The serum digoxin level on arrival was 5.69 nmol/l. The course was uneventful. The usefulness of digoxin radioimmunoassay to demonstrate poisoning with oleander (but not to predict the degree of toxicity) and the potential use of digoxin-specific Fab-antibody fragments in this situation are discussed.

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