Author/Editor		Gilotta, Irene; Brvar, Miran
Title		Accidental poisoning with Veratrum album mistaken for wild garlic (Allium ursinum)
Type		članek
Source		Clin Toxicol Phila Pa Print
Vol. and No.		Letnik 48, št. 9
Publication year		2010
Volume		str. 949-52
Language		eng
Abstract		Introduction.Veratrum album (white or false hellebore) is a poisonous plant containing steroidal alkaloids that cause nausea, vomiting, headache, visual disturbances, paresthesia, dizziness, bradycardia, atrioventricular block, hypotension, and syncope. It is regularly mistaken for Gentiana lutea (yellow gentian). We report accidental poisoning with V. album mistaken for Allium ursinum (wild garlic), a wild plant used in soups and salads in Central Europe. Case series.Four adults (24-45 years) accidentally ingested V. album mistaken for A. ursinum in self-prepared salads and soups. Within 15-30min of ingestion they developed nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. At the same time dizziness, tingling, dimmed and jumping vision, transient blindness, and confusion appeared. On arrival at the ED, all patients had sinus bradycardia and hypotension. Following treatment the patients were discharged well 24-48h after ingestion. Conclusion.In patients presenting with gastrointestinal, neurological, and cardiovascular symptoms a history of wild plant ingestion suggests possible poisoning with V. album mistaken for wild garlic.
Descriptors		VERATRUM VERATRUM ALKALOIDS ACCIDENTS VOMITING BRADYCARDIA AGED GARLIC