Clinical events in mad honey poisoning: a single centre experience.
The aim was to evaluate the clinical findings of patients who admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of grayanotoxin/mad honey poisoning. Thirty-three patients were included in this study. Three patients were female (9%) and the others male (91%). Median age of patients was 52 (42-68). The most frequently observed findings were sinus bradycardia (91%), nausea-vomiting (81.8%), and dizziness (78.8%). Average heart rate was 55.35 +/- 6.72 beats/min. Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 77.86 +/- 16.64 mmHg and 46.42 +/- 12.30 mmHg, respectively. Mad honey poisoning is an important problem that is life-threatening in the Black Sea region of Turkey.
Bostan
Mehmet
M
Department of Cardiology, Rize Training and Research Hospital, Rize, Turkey.
Bostan
Habib
H
Kaya
Ali Osman
AO
Bilir
Ozlem
O
Satiroglu
Omer
O
Kazdal
Hizir
H
Karadag
Zakir
Z
Bozkurt
Engin
E
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D005506:Food Contamination; D006722:Honey / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014118:Toxins, Biological / Q000633:toxicity*; D014421:Turkey
D014118:Toxins, Biological