@article{ref1,
title="Lethal intoxication with leaves of the yew tree (Taxus baccata)",
journal="Archives of toxicology",
year="1975",
author="Schulte, Tilman",
volume="34",
number="2",
pages="153-158",
abstract="A case of a rare lethal intoxication with yew leaves (taxus baccata) is reported. The clinical signs were dizziness (onset 1 hr after yew leaves were ingested), nausea, diffuse abdominal pain, unconsciousness, weak breathing, tachycardia, brief ventricular flutter afterwards a slow pulse, and finally death by respiratory arrest and diastolic cardiac standstill. Particular attention was given to the ECG. It showed an atypical bundle branch block with a maximal QRS-duration of 0.24 sec. A striking resemblence to the ECG in the case of hyperkalemia is seen in that P-waves were absent. Therefore, the possibility is noted that an acute hyperkalemia could be partly responsible for the cardiotoxic effect of the leaf.<p /><p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0340-5761",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}