title: Datura stramonium: a fatal poisoning.
abstract: A case report of death caused by ingestion of Datura stramonium, also referred to as jimsonweed, thorn apple, or Jamestown weed, is presented. Mass spectral data on urine extracts of a 20-year-old male showed the molecular ions and principal fragment ions of scopolamine and atropine, present in Datura stramonium.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001285:Atropine / Q000032:analysis; D013286:Datura stramonium; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D012601:Scopolamine / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001285:Atropine; D012601:Scopolamine