@article{ref1,
title="Fatal exposure to Aconitum napellus",
journal="Ugeskrift for Laeger",
year="2013",
author="Jørgensen, Jørgen Rahr German and Andersen, Anne Elsborg",
volume="175",
number="24",
pages="1707-1708",
abstract="Fatal exposure to poisonous plants in northern Europe is a rare condition. In this case report we describe an intended poisoning with Aconitum napellus (monkshood), which contains the toxin aconitine. The lethal dose in adults is 3-6 mg. The toxin affects excitable cells such as neurons and myocytes causing degrees of unconsciousness, hypotension and cardiac arrhythmias. There is no antidote and treatment is symptomatic. We describe a patient who had eaten monkshood. She was treated with infusion of lidocaine and survived. After 24 hours of treatment and monitoring she was discharged from the intensive care unit.<p /> <p>Language: da</p>",
language="da",
issn="0041-5782",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}