TY - JOUR PY - 1993// TI - A near lethal case of combined strychnine and aconitine poisoning JO - Journal of toxicology - clinical toxicology A1 - Martens, P. R. A1 - Vandevelde, K. SP - 133 EP - 138 VL - 31 IS - 1 N2 - The successful supportive management of an acute combined strychnine and aconitine poisoning is described. The clinical features including initially resistant ventricular fibrillation and biochemical findings are reported. Occurrence, signs, symptoms, mechanisms of action of both strychnine and aconitine and treatment particularly with regard to the life-threatening arrhythmia induced by aconitine are briefly reviewed.
Language: en
LA - en SN - 0731-3810 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15563659309000382 ID - ref1 ER -