Accidental poisoning with Aconitum: Case report and review of the literature

Giuseppe Bonanno; Mariachiara Ippolito; Alessandra Moscarelli; Giovanni Misseri; Rosaria Caradonna; Giuseppe Accurso; Andrea Cortegiani; Antonino Giarratano

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2699

Clinical Case Reports (Apr 2020)

Accidental poisoning with Aconitum: Case report and review of the literature

Giuseppe Bonanno,
Mariachiara Ippolito,
Alessandra Moscarelli,
Giovanni Misseri,
Rosaria Caradonna,
Giuseppe Accurso,
Andrea Cortegiani,
Antonino Giarratano

Affiliations

Giuseppe Bonanno: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Science (Di.Chir.On.S.) Section of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care and Emergency Policlinico Paolo Giaccone University of Palermo Palermo Italy
Mariachiara Ippolito: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Science (Di.Chir.On.S.) Section of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care and Emergency Policlinico Paolo Giaccone University of Palermo Palermo Italy
Alessandra Moscarelli: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Science (Di.Chir.On.S.) Section of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care and Emergency Policlinico Paolo Giaccone University of Palermo Palermo Italy
Giovanni Misseri: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Science (Di.Chir.On.S.) Section of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care and Emergency Policlinico Paolo Giaccone University of Palermo Palermo Italy
Rosaria Caradonna: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Science (Di.Chir.On.S.) Section of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care and Emergency Policlinico Paolo Giaccone University of Palermo Palermo Italy
Giuseppe Accurso: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Science (Di.Chir.On.S.) Section of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care and Emergency Policlinico Paolo Giaccone University of Palermo Palermo Italy
Andrea Cortegiani: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Science (Di.Chir.On.S.) Section of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care and Emergency Policlinico Paolo Giaccone University of Palermo Palermo Italy
Antonino Giarratano: Department of Surgical, Oncological and Oral Science (Di.Chir.On.S.) Section of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Intensive Care and Emergency Policlinico Paolo Giaccone University of Palermo Palermo Italy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2699
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 4
pp. 696 – 698

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Abstract Aconitine intoxication by ingestion of Aconitum roots can lead to ventricular tachycardia and cardiac arrest and provides an example of the potential effect of self‐medication. Educational campaigns should be implemented to contain acute intoxications caused by herbal‐derived products.

Published in Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2050-0904 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20500904

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