[Acute intoxication by redoul (Coriaria myrtifolia L.). Three observations].
BACKGROUND
Coriaria myrtifolla L. (Redoul) is a shrub of the Mediterranean area. Poisoning with this plant is often accidental, following ingestion of the plant's fruit that are often mistaken for blackberries.


METHODS
Having eaten Coriaria myrtifolla L. berries, three sisters suffered from acute poisoning. One died.


CONCLUSIONS
Toxic effects are characterized by digestive (nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain), neurological (obnubilation, convulsions and their complications), and respiratory disorders (polypnea, respiratory problems, apnea, short and superficial respiration) together with myositis of the pupils. Treatment of this poisoning is purely symptomatic. In the case of convulsions, rapid resuscitation in an intensive care unit in necessary.
Skalli
Souad
S
Centre Antipoison et de Pharmacovigilance Institut National d'Hygiène, Avenue Ibn Batouta BP 769 Rabat-Maroc. skalli_s@hotmail.com
David
Jean-Marc
JM
Benkirane
Raja
R
Zaid
Abdelhamid
A
Soulaymani
Rachida
R
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000506:poisoning*; D009325:Nausea / Q000209:etiology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010939:Plant Poisoning; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012151:Resuscitation; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology