Treatment of yew leaf intoxication with extracorporeal circulation.
Taxine, a yew tree toxin, is highly cardiotoxic. We report the case of a patient who developed severe cardiac failure and ventricular fibrillation after consuming yew leaves and who made a full recovery after extracorporeal life support. Yew poisoning can be added to the list of potential indications of extracorporeal life support for refractory toxic cardiogenic shock.
Soumagne
Nathalie
N
Service de Réanimation Médicale, CHU Poitiers, France.
Chauvet
Stéphane
S
Chatellier
Delphine
D
Robert
René
R
Charrière
Jean-Mathias
JM
Menu
Paul
P
D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000139:chemically induced; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000628:therapy*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D020946:Taxus / Q000506:poisoning*