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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 274-276 |
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An unusual case of altered sensorium in a young child: Datura poisoning
Bindu T Nair, RK Sanjeev, Sumit Lakhanpal
Department of Paediatrics, Army College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Bindu T Nair
Department of Pediatrics, Army College of Medical Sciences, Delhi Cantt, New Delhi - 110 010
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2348-3334.143004
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Datura stramonium (DS) is a wildly growing plant which is widely distributed and easily accessible. It contains a variety of toxic anticholinergic alkaloids such as atropine, hyoscamine, and scopolamine. Voluntary or accidental ingestion can produce severe anticholinergic poisoning. We report an unusual case of DS intoxication occurring in a young child after accidental ingestion of the plant fruit. Our case is unusual because of the young age of the victim and the underlying inquisitiveness of children facilitating the occurrence of such poisoning. |
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