Solanum erianthum intoxication mimicking an acute cerebrovascular disease.
We describe a case of Solanum erianthum poisoning that happened to a 75-year-old man. He ate the S erianthum that he gathered from the countryside, believing that it would be helpful in improving the numbness of his distal limbs. S erianthum is a solanaceous plant that contains a variable concentration of solanum alkaloids, causing gastrointestinal irritation, and tropane alkaloids that have anticholinergic properties producing typical and sometimes severe atropinelike symptoms. The diagnosis of S erianthum poisoning was made based on clinical symptoms and signs of anticholinergic syndrome associated with a history of vegetable meal from countryside and, moreover, on identification of the vegetable obtained from his family. Gastrointestinal decontamination and symptomatic treatment were useful in treatment of acute poisoning.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei 10449, Taiwan.
Shu-Tien
ST
Huang
Yu-Jang
YJ
Su
Ding-Kuo
DK
Chien
Erik Jaushwo
EJ
Li
Wen-Han
WH
Chang
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis*; D032322:Solanum / Q000506:poisoning*