Typical Electrocardiographic Changes in A Patient with Acute Oleander Poisoning - A Case Report
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 9
Abstract
The yellow oleander (The vetia peruviana) of Apocyanaceae family is common throughout the tropics and subtropics1 . Its seeds contain highly toxic cardiac glycosides like the vetins A and B and neriifolin. Ingestion of the seeds produces a clinical picture very similar to that of digoxin poisoning: gastrointestinal, central effects, and cardiac dysrhythmias like bradycardia, sinus and AV node block2 . We report a case of Acute Oleander Poisoning in a 38 year old female patient who presented with ECG showing S-T segment depression with a “scooped” or “hockey stick” pattern that is fairly characteristic for digoxin toxicity. Yellow oleander poisoning resembles digoxin poisoning.
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Prof. Dr M. Senthilvelan
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