Digitalis (Cardiac Glycoside) Poisoning after Foxglove Ingestion: Case Report
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
; : 291-294, 2011.
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em Ko
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ABSTRACT
Digoxin, also known as digitalis, is a purified cardiac glycoside extracted from the foxglove plant, Digitalis purpurea. Digoxin-mediated cardiac glycoside toxicity due to accidental plant ingestion can occur. Presently, a 69-year-old woman visited our emergency department with epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting after ingestion of a plant. Physical examination and initial laboratory blood test results were within normal limits. An electrocardiogram (ECG) showed sinus bradycardia with first degree AV block and diffuse ST-segment depressions in a "scooping" pattern. The plant was identified as D. purpurea, and the patient's serum digoxin level was 2.89 ng/mL. The patient was treated conservatively in the absence of any life-threatening event. Recovery was uneventful.
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Assunto principal:
Exame Físico
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Plantas
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Vômito
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Bradicardia
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Depressão
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Digitalis
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Digoxina
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Ingestão de Alimentos
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Eletrocardiografia
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Emergências
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article