title: Mystery root ingestion.
abstract: Patients frequently come to the emergency department or contact a poison center following exposure to plants. These cases are often challenging owing to difficulty in correct identification of the involved plant. A case of two patients who demonstrated anticholinergic syndromes after ingesting an unknown, wild plant is described. Chemical analysis of two suspect plants collected in the same location allowed a probable diagnosis of poisoning from ingestion of henbane (Hyoscyamus niger).
authors: Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Denver, CO 80204-4507.
authors: D G
authors: DG
authors: Spoerke
authors: A H
authors: AH
authors: Hall
authors: C D
authors: CD
authors: Dodson
authors: F R
authors: FR
authors: Stermitz
authors: C H
authors: CH
authors: Swanson
authors: B H
authors: BH
authors: Rumack
mesh_terms: D001285:Atropine / Q000032:analysis; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000150:complications; D011674:Pulse; D013894:Thirst
chemical_list: D001285:Atropine