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Urginea maritima (squill) toxicity

Y Tuncok1, O Kozan, C Cavdar

  • 1Dokuz Eylul University Hospital, Izmir, Turkey.

Journal of Toxicology. Clinical Toxicology
|January 1, 1995
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A woman died from cardiac arrhythmias after ingesting squill (Urginea maritima) for arthritis pain. This case highlights the severe toxicity of squill

Area of Science:

  • Toxicology
  • Cardiology
  • Ethnobotany

Background:

  • Urginea maritima (squill) contains cardiac glycosides with a history of medicinal and toxic use.
  • The patient had a history of Hashimoto thyroiditis and hypothyroidism.

Observation:

  • A 55-year-old female ingested two bulbs of Urginea maritima as a folk remedy for arthritis.
  • She presented with symptoms consistent with cardiac glycoside intoxication, including nausea, vomiting, seizures, hyperkalemia, atrioventricular block, and ventricular arrhythmias.

Findings:

  • The patient's serum digoxin level was 1.59 ng/mL.
  • Despite supportive care and pacing, she developed fatal ventricular arrhythmias 30 hours post-ingestion.

Implications:

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  • This case represents the first reported fatality from squill ingestion since 1966.
  • It underscores the significant cardiotoxicity of Urginea maritima and the dangers of using it as a folk remedy.