Clinical outcomes in children with hyoscyamus niger intoxication no receiving physostigmine therapy


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Doneray H., Orbak Z., Karakelleoglu C.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.14, sa.6, ss.348-350, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Özet

Objective Diagnosis of hyoscyamus niger intoxication is based on clinical symptomatology and history. Therapy includes stomach lavage, supportive therapy, and physostigmine as a specific antidote. Physostigmine is not available in Turkey. This retrospective study investigated the clinical outcomes in children with hyoscyamus niger intoxication who did not receive physostigmine therapy.