TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Fatal exposure to Aconitum napellus
JO  - Ugeskrift for Laeger
A1  - Jørgensen, Jørgen Rahr German
A1  - Andersen, Anne Elsborg
SP  - 1707
EP  - 1708
VL  - 175
IS  - 24
N2  - 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>
LA  - da
SN  - 0041-5782
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -