Hemlock (Conium Maculatum) Poisoning

Abstract

Background Spotted hemlock (Conium maculatum) is one of the most poisonous plants. Hemlock poisoning is extremely rare, but can lead to serious consequences, including death.Material and methods A clinical observation of a 50-year-old patient with a diagnosis of hemlock poisoning is presented.Conclusion The clinical observation of acute hemlock poisoning presented by us does not exclude its direct cardiotoxic effect and requires further research in this direction, which will allow optimizing the treatment of this group of patients.

Keywords

• acute poisoning
• plant poison
• hemlock poisoning
• conium maculatum