title: Myasthenic crisis-like syndrome due to Cleistanthus collinus poisoning.
abstract: Poisoning with Cleistanthus collinus frequently causes cardiac manifestations such as rhythm disturbances and also results in other manifestations such as metabolic acidosis and hypokalemia. We present the case of a patient who presented with a rare myasthenic crisis-like syndrome requiring assisted ventilation due to Cleistanthus collinus poisoning, which responded to treatment with neostigmine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Potikuri
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Damodaram
authors.forename: I Chiranjeevi
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Manohar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Prabath Kumar
authors.forename: Alladi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vengamma
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D017705:Lignans / Q000506:poisoning*; D008297:Male; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000139:chemically induced*; D009388:Neostigmine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D017705:Lignans; D009388:Neostigmine; C487301:cleistanone