Fatal oleander poisoning.
A case of fatal poisoning due to the presumed ingestion of leaves and/or fruit of the yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana) is described. The diagnosis was confirmed by radioimmunoassay using antibodies of differential specificity towards cardiac glycosides. Attention is drawn to the potential usefulness of digoxin assay in suspected cases of oleander poisoning.
D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004077:Digoxin / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000209:etiology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
D004077:Digoxin