title: [Poisoning with oleander leaves].
abstract: After ingestion of seven leaves of oleander (Nerium oleander) in a suicide attempt, a 37-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with symptoms of digitalis intoxication. The serum digoxin level on arrival was 5.69 nmol/l. The course was uneventful. The usefulness of digoxin radioimmunoassay to demonstrate poisoning with oleander (but not to predict the degree of toxicity) and the potential use of digoxin-specific Fab-antibody fragments in this situation are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Reparto di medicina, Ospedale distrettuale, Locarno.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Romano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mombelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002301:Cardiac Glycosides / Q000506:poisoning*; D004077:Digoxin / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted
chemical_list: D002301:Cardiac Glycosides; D004077:Digoxin
vernacular_title: Intoxikation mit Oleanderblättern.