Case Report

Case Report of Datura Intoxication in The Emergency Department

Volume: 4 Number: 3 December 31, 2022
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Case Report of Datura Intoxication in The Emergency Department

Abstract

Datura Stramonium (DS) is a in our country; it grows wild in rural areas without the need for agriculture. DS can also be used as herbal medicine in respiratory system diseases such as asthma and bronchitis, in hemorrhoids and dermatological diseases such as eczema. It may lead to anticholinergic symptoms such as mydriasis, tachycardia, dry skin, flushing and urinary retention in humans due to its atropine content, and when it affects the central nervous system, it may cause symptoms ranging from restlessness, agitation, hallucination, convulsion to coma and death. We aimed to describe the case of the patient who was taken to the emergency department with the pre-diagnosis of altered consciousness, agitation, and psychiatric disorder, progressed with the signs of delirium and anticholinergic toxicity, was diagnosed with Datura Stramonium intoxication, was admitted to the intensive care unit after the first treatment, and was discharged with recovery.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Toxicology, Emergency Medicine

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

December 31, 2022

Submission Date

August 1, 2022

Acceptance Date

September 7, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 4 Number: 3

APA
Hakkoymaz, H., Gedik, M. S., Kilci, A. İ., Bulbul, E., & Tatlı, M. (2022). Case Report of Datura Intoxication in The Emergency Department. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology, 4(3), 93-95. https://doi.org/10.51262/ejtox.1152453
AMA
1.Hakkoymaz H, Gedik MS, Kilci Aİ, Bulbul E, Tatlı M. Case Report of Datura Intoxication in The Emergency Department. Eurasian J Tox. 2022;4(3):93-95. doi:10.51262/ejtox.1152453
Chicago
Hakkoymaz, Hakan, Muhammed Semih Gedik, Ali İhsan Kilci, Emre Bulbul, and Mehmet Tatlı. 2022. “Case Report of Datura Intoxication in The Emergency Department”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 4 (3): 93-95. https://doi.org/10.51262/ejtox.1152453.
EndNote
Hakkoymaz H, Gedik MS, Kilci Aİ, Bulbul E, Tatlı M (December 1, 2022) Case Report of Datura Intoxication in The Emergency Department. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 4 3 93–95.
IEEE
[1]H. Hakkoymaz, M. S. Gedik, A. İ. Kilci, E. Bulbul, and M. Tatlı, “Case Report of Datura Intoxication in The Emergency Department”, Eurasian J Tox, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 93–95, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.51262/ejtox.1152453.
ISNAD
Hakkoymaz, Hakan - Gedik, Muhammed Semih - Kilci, Ali İhsan - Bulbul, Emre - Tatlı, Mehmet. “Case Report of Datura Intoxication in The Emergency Department”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology 4/3 (December 1, 2022): 93-95. https://doi.org/10.51262/ejtox.1152453.
JAMA
1.Hakkoymaz H, Gedik MS, Kilci Aİ, Bulbul E, Tatlı M. Case Report of Datura Intoxication in The Emergency Department. Eurasian J Tox. 2022;4:93–95.
MLA
Hakkoymaz, Hakan, et al. “Case Report of Datura Intoxication in The Emergency Department”. Eurasian Journal of Toxicology, vol. 4, no. 3, Dec. 2022, pp. 93-95, doi:10.51262/ejtox.1152453.
Vancouver
1.Hakan Hakkoymaz, Muhammed Semih Gedik, Ali İhsan Kilci, Emre Bulbul, Mehmet Tatlı. Case Report of Datura Intoxication in The Emergency Department. Eurasian J Tox. 2022 Dec. 1;4(3):93-5. doi:10.51262/ejtox.1152453

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