Case Report

Wild Tuber Poisoning in a Child : Eminium Intortum (Banks & Sol.) KUNTZE – A first case report

Volume: 18 Number: 2 August 27, 2021
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Wild Tuber Poisoning in a Child : Eminium Intortum (Banks & Sol.) KUNTZE – A first case report

Abstract

A case of poisoning, accidentally eating the tuber of the Eminium intortum (Banks & Sol.) Kuntze plant by a 16-year-old young girl, is presented. Our patient while working in the field, eating a pieces of the tuber of a green leafy plant, complaining of a burning mouth in the mouth, excessive watering and shortness of breath, later applied to our Pediatric Emergency Department. After the initial evaluations, the poison hotline was called. In line with the recommendations, the patient was given activated charcoal with a nasogastric tube, vascular access was opened for fluid treatment, and routine blood tests were planned. Our case, who was conscious and whose vital signs were stable, was admitted to the pediatric health and diseases service. The case was discharged with full recovery after 6 days of observation and treatment. While the patient's treatment was continuing, explorations were made in the field with the patient's relatives to observe and identify the wild plant tuber that caused the poisoning in its natural environment, and it was understood that the plant was E. intortum. In this case report, it is aimed to present the intoxication experience that developed in this case after the tubers of E. intortum were eaten.


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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

August 27, 2021

Submission Date

April 2, 2021

Acceptance Date

May 5, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 18 Number: 2

APA
Demir, A., Akan, H., Balos, M. M., & Gümüş, H. (2021). Wild Tuber Poisoning in a Child : Eminium Intortum (Banks & Sol.) KUNTZE – A first case report. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, 18(2), 349-352. https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.908597
AMA
1.Demir A, Akan H, Balos MM, Gümüş H. Wild Tuber Poisoning in a Child : Eminium Intortum (Banks & Sol.) KUNTZE – A first case report. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2021;18(2):349-352. doi:10.35440/hutfd.908597
Chicago
Demir, Abit, Hasan Akan, Mehmet Maruf Balos, and Hüseyin Gümüş. 2021. “Wild Tuber Poisoning in a Child : Eminium Intortum (Banks & Sol.) KUNTZE – A First Case Report”. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 18 (2): 349-52. https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.908597.
EndNote
Demir A, Akan H, Balos MM, Gümüş H (August 1, 2021) Wild Tuber Poisoning in a Child : Eminium Intortum (Banks & Sol.) KUNTZE – A first case report. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 18 2 349–352.
IEEE
[1]A. Demir, H. Akan, M. M. Balos, and H. Gümüş, “Wild Tuber Poisoning in a Child : Eminium Intortum (Banks & Sol.) KUNTZE – A first case report”, Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 349–352, Aug. 2021, doi: 10.35440/hutfd.908597.
ISNAD
Demir, Abit - Akan, Hasan - Balos, Mehmet Maruf - Gümüş, Hüseyin. “Wild Tuber Poisoning in a Child : Eminium Intortum (Banks & Sol.) KUNTZE – A First Case Report”. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi 18/2 (August 1, 2021): 349-352. https://doi.org/10.35440/hutfd.908597.
JAMA
1.Demir A, Akan H, Balos MM, Gümüş H. Wild Tuber Poisoning in a Child : Eminium Intortum (Banks & Sol.) KUNTZE – A first case report. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2021;18:349–352.
MLA
Demir, Abit, et al. “Wild Tuber Poisoning in a Child : Eminium Intortum (Banks & Sol.) KUNTZE – A First Case Report”. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 18, no. 2, Aug. 2021, pp. 349-52, doi:10.35440/hutfd.908597.
Vancouver
1.Abit Demir, Hasan Akan, Mehmet Maruf Balos, Hüseyin Gümüş. Wild Tuber Poisoning in a Child : Eminium Intortum (Banks & Sol.) KUNTZE – A first case report. Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi. 2021 Aug. 1;18(2):349-52. doi:10.35440/hutfd.908597

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