Angel trumpet lily poisoning in five adolescents: clinical findings and management.
OBJECTIVE
To describe clinical features and management of Angel trumpet lily poisoning in adolescents.


METHODS
Case notes of five adolescent males who presented to the emergency department of a teaching hospital were reviewed.


RESULTS
All five boys ingested a mixture of coca-cola and a brew prepared by boiling the leaves and flowers of the plant. They presented to the emergency department with various degrees of agitation and confusion and specific clinical signs. All were treated with charcoal and cathartics and discharged after 36 h.


CONCLUSIONS
Due to its hallucinogenic effects, abuse of Angel trumpet lily is not uncommon and should be suspected in adolescents presenting with altered mental state and hallucinations in conjunction with other anticholinergic symptoms and signs.
Francis
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PD
Adolescent Medical Unit, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Clarke
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CF
D000293:Adolescent; D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists / Q000506:poisoning*; D003221:Confusion / Q000209:etiology*; D013286:Datura stramonium / Q000506:poisoning*; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D010947:Plants, Toxic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000209:etiology*
D018680:Cholinergic Antagonists