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Datura stramonium L. poisoning in a geophagous child: a case report
Asma Bouziri1, Asma Hamdi, Aida Borgi
1Paediatric intensive care unit, Children's Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia. asma.bouziri@yahoo.fr.
Abstract:
Datura stramonium L. (DS) is a wild-growing plant widely distributed and easily accessible. It contains a variety of toxic anticholinergic alkaloids such as atropine, hyoscamine, and scopolamine. Voluntary or accidental ingestion can produce severe anticholinergic poisoning. We report an unusual case of DS intoxication occurring in a geophagous young child after accidental ingestion of the plant. Our case is original because of the young age of the victim and the underlying geophagia facilitating the occurrence of poisoning.
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