Zigadenus Poisoning - 12/09/11
Abstract |
Significant toxicity can result from ingestion of certain species of the Zigadenus plant, an herb occasionally confused with nontoxic wild onions. A 50-year-old man inadvertently ingested Z paniculatus and presented to the emergency department with profound gastrointestinal toxicity, hypotension, and bradycardia. The pathophysiology and management of Zigadenus poisoning are reviewed. Emergency physicians, particularly in rural areas, should be aware of the morbidity caused by ingestion of some Zigadenus species.
[Heilpern KL: Zigadenus poisoning. Ann Emerg Med February 1995;25:259-262.]
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 | From the Division of Emergency Medicine, Temple Universicy School of Medicine. |
| Address for reprints: Katherine L Heilpern, MD, Emergency Department, Temple University Hospital, 3401 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, 215-707-7550, Fax 215-707-3494 |
 | Reprint no. 47/1/61463 |
Vol 25 - N° 2
P. 259-262 - février 1995 Retour au numéro
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