title: Six clinical cases of Mandragora autumnalis poisoning: diagnosis and treatment.
abstract: A multiple case of Mandragora autumnalis poisoning is described. Mandragora autumnalis, a solanaceous plant that is common in the Sicilian countryside, contains a variable concentration of solanum alkaloids, which cause gastrointestinal irritation, and tropane alkaloids, which have anticholinergic properties and produce typical and sometimes severe atropine-like symptoms. Vital function support, decontamination, symptomatic treatment and, in severe cases, antidote therapy with physostigmine are useful to control acute poisoning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal and Emergency Medicine, University of Catania, St Marta Hospital, via G. Clementi 36, 95124 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovita A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Piccillo
authors.forename: Enrico G M
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Mondati
authors.forename: Paola A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Moro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002606:Charcoal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005751:Gastric Lavage; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026781:Mandragora / Q000506:poisoning*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012802:Sicily; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002606:Charcoal