Case Report

IS EMERGENCY ROOM OBSERVATION SUFFICIENT FOR MAD HONEY POISONING? A CASE REPORT

Volume: 23 Number: 1 April 30, 2021
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IS EMERGENCY ROOM OBSERVATION SUFFICIENT FOR MAD HONEY POISONING? A CASE REPORT

Abstract

Grayanotoxin poisoning is most commonly seen in the East Black Sea Region of Turkey due to consumption of mad honey, which is made by bees from the flowers of the rhododendron plant. Mad honey poisoning is dose dependent. In low doses, it causes dizziness, hypotension and bradycardia. In high doses, it can cause unconsciousness, seizures and atrioventricular blocks. Local people are well aware of mad honey poisoning and generally do not go to the hospital for mild symptoms. In clinical practice, patients with mad honey poisoning are kept under coronary intensive care observation for at least 12-24 hours. As seen in this case report as well as in some publications in the literature, stable patients who respond to atropine and fluid therapy may not need to be hospitalized. In this case report, we present a patient with sinus bradycardia due to mad honey poisoning from the East Black Sea Region of Turkey, who responded to intravenous fluid and atropine treatment in a short time.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

April 30, 2021

Submission Date

September 2, 2020

Acceptance Date

December 10, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 23 Number: 1

APA
Ocak, M., & Şimşek Yurt, N. (2021). IS EMERGENCY ROOM OBSERVATION SUFFICIENT FOR MAD HONEY POISONING? A CASE REPORT. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, 23(1), 174-179. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.789412
AMA
1.Ocak M, Şimşek Yurt N. IS EMERGENCY ROOM OBSERVATION SUFFICIENT FOR MAD HONEY POISONING? A CASE REPORT. Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2021;23(1):174-179. doi:10.24938/kutfd.789412
Chicago
Ocak, Metin, and Nur Şimşek Yurt. 2021. “IS EMERGENCY ROOM OBSERVATION SUFFICIENT FOR MAD HONEY POISONING? A CASE REPORT”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 23 (1): 174-79. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.789412.
EndNote
Ocak M, Şimşek Yurt N (April 1, 2021) IS EMERGENCY ROOM OBSERVATION SUFFICIENT FOR MAD HONEY POISONING? A CASE REPORT. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 23 1 174–179.
IEEE
[1]M. Ocak and N. Şimşek Yurt, “IS EMERGENCY ROOM OBSERVATION SUFFICIENT FOR MAD HONEY POISONING? A CASE REPORT”, Kırıkkale Uni Med J, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 174–179, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.24938/kutfd.789412.
ISNAD
Ocak, Metin - Şimşek Yurt, Nur. “IS EMERGENCY ROOM OBSERVATION SUFFICIENT FOR MAD HONEY POISONING? A CASE REPORT”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 23/1 (April 1, 2021): 174-179. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.789412.
JAMA
1.Ocak M, Şimşek Yurt N. IS EMERGENCY ROOM OBSERVATION SUFFICIENT FOR MAD HONEY POISONING? A CASE REPORT. Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2021;23:174–179.
MLA
Ocak, Metin, and Nur Şimşek Yurt. “IS EMERGENCY ROOM OBSERVATION SUFFICIENT FOR MAD HONEY POISONING? A CASE REPORT”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, vol. 23, no. 1, Apr. 2021, pp. 174-9, doi:10.24938/kutfd.789412.
Vancouver
1.Metin Ocak, Nur Şimşek Yurt. IS EMERGENCY ROOM OBSERVATION SUFFICIENT FOR MAD HONEY POISONING? A CASE REPORT. Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2021 Apr. 1;23(1):174-9. doi:10.24938/kutfd.789412

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