title: Acute poisoning with melitracen--absence of ECG changes.
abstract: The clinical course of the first case of acute poisoning from melitracen, a tricyclic antidepressant, is described, whose symptomatology was characterized by the absence of cardiovascular changes (ECG, arterial pressure, cardiac frequency). Central anticholinergic effects of the drug, as excitement, hallucinations, space and time disorientation, regressed with the administration of diazepam.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000873:Anthracenes / Q000506:poisoning*; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000506:poisoning*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic