[Poisoning by Atractylis gummifera L. Morocco poison control center data].
To assess the extent and severity of poisoning by Atractylis gummifera L. in Morocco, a descriptive retrospective study was conducted on all the poisoning cases listed between 1981 and 2004 to the Morocco Poison Control Center. During this period, 240 people were hospitalized for glue thistle poisoning, 72% of which are children under 16 years. The severity of the poisoning has been affirmed by significant intrahospital lethality. Indeed, among the 182 patients for whom the outcomes were known, 98 died (54%).
Laboratoire de Génétique et de Biométrie, Faculté des Sciences, Université Ibn-Tofail, Kénitra, Maroc. hind212@yahoo.fr
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D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D036083:Atractylis / Q000506:poisoning*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009018:Morocco / Q000453:epidemiology; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D011039:Poison Control Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult