TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1985//
TI  - Oleander tea: herbal draught of death
JO  - Annals of emergency medicine
A1  - Haynes, B. E.
A1  - Bessen, H. A.
A1  - Wightman, W. D.
SP  - 350
EP  - 353
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
N2  - A woman died after drinking herbal tea prepared from oleander (Nerium oleander) leaves. This case demonstrates the cross-reactivity between the cardiac glycosides in oleander and the digoxin radioimmunoassay. Digoxin-specific Fab antibody fragments have not been used in oleander poisoning, but these might prove to be lifesaving. Treatment of oleander toxicity is aimed at controlling arrhythmias and hyperkalemia; inactivation of the Na-K ATPase pump, however, can make treatment difficult.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0196-0644
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -