Intoxication from Veratrum album.
Two new cases of Veratrum poisoning are described. Clinical symptoms occurred quickly, within 30 min. Vomiting, a fall in blood pressure and bradycardia were observed. The outcome was favourable in both cases, producing a cure without sequellae. Examination of the literature showed that such cases are nearly always accidental, resulting from the difficulty in distinguishing Veratrum album and Gentiana.
Quatrehomme
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Laboratoire de Médecine Légale, Faculté de Médecine, Nice, France.
Bertrand
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Chauvet
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Ollier
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A
D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D014703:Veratrum; D014920:Wine