title: Datura stramonium L. poisoning in a geophagous child: a case report.
abstract: Datura stramonium L. (DS) is a wild-growing plant widely distributed and easily accessible. It contains a variety of toxic anticholinergic alkaloids such as atropine, hyoscamine, and scopolamine. Voluntary or accidental ingestion can produce severe anticholinergic poisoning. We report an unusual case of DS intoxication occurring in a geophagous young child after accidental ingestion of the plant. Our case is original because of the young age of the victim and the underlying geophagia facilitating the occurrence of poisoning.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric intensive care unit, Children's Hospital of Tunis, Tunisia. asma.bouziri@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bouziri
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hamdi
authors.forename: Aida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borgi
authors.forename: Sarra Bel
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Hadj
authors.forename: Zohra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fitouri
authors.forename: Khaled
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Menif
authors.forename: Nejla
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ben Jaballah