Acute yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana) poisoning: cardiac arrhythmias, electrolyte disturbances, and serum cardiac glycoside concentrations on presentation to hospital.

Acute yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana) poisoning: cardiac arrhythmias, electrolyte disturbances, and serum cardiac glycoside concentrations on presentation to hospital.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the cardiac arrhythmias, electrolyte disturbances, and serum cardiac glycoside levels seen in patients presenting to hospital with acute yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana) poisoning and to compare these with published reports of digitalis poisoning. DESIGN: Case series. SETT...

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Main Authors: Eddleston, M, Ariaratnam, C, Sjöström, L, Jayalath, S, Rajakanthan, K, Rajapakse, S, Colbert, D, Meyer, W, Perera, G, Attapattu, S, Kularatne, SA, Sheriff, MR, Warrell, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2000

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