A 40-year-old male is brought by his wife to the Emergency Department that he was becoming markedly confused. According to his wife, this occurred after he ate the fruit given above.
The patient is agitated, following no commands, constantly moving in the stretcher, and talking with incomprehensible, mumbling speech. He is warm and dry to touch, no bowel sounds, pulse of 140 beats/minute, blood pressure of 160/90 mmHg, temperature of 38.4°C. He has dry chapped lips and fixed, dilated pupils. A Foley is placed with return of 1.5 L of urine.
What is the diagnosis?? Name the plant....
Dhatura :)
ReplyDeletedhatura poisoning.. symptoms of atropinization...
ReplyDeletethat's atropine poisoning due to atropa belladona..
ReplyDeleteis it atropine toxicity, due to ingestion of Dhatura seeds
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ReplyDeleteDhatura poisoning.dry as bone,mad as hatter..:)
ReplyDeletethanks for showing us how does dhatura looklike