Calotropis poisoning with severe cardiac toxicity A case report.

Autor: Iyadurai R; Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India., Gunasekaran K; Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India., Jose A; Department of Biochemistry, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India., Pitchaimuthu K; Department of Division of Critical Care, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of family medicine and primary care [J Family Med Prim Care] 2020 Aug 25; Vol. 9 (8), pp. 4444-4447. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Aug 25 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_783_20
Abstrakt: Calotropis is a widely prevalent plant in the Indian Subcontinent. The extract and various parts of the plant are used by traditional healers for treating miscellaneous diseases. All parts of the plants are toxic; there are many case reports of gastrointestinal, cutaneous and ocular toxicity with Calotropis. The plant contains Cardenolide glycosides which have Digoxin like effects and can cause severe cardiotoxicity. We report a patient who developed cardiovascular collapse after oral ingestion and cutaneous application of Calotropis following snake bite by a traditional healer, this case thus highlights the potential cardiotoxicity of Calotropis.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright: © 2020 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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