Datura stramonium poisoning in children.

Intoxication Due to Datura Stramonium in an Adolescent: a Case Report

Poisoning of a young adolescent caused by the intake of extracts prepared from the plant Datura stramonium is presented. It is a broadleaf annual erect herb with spine covered seed capsule. Its toxic alkaloids, atropine and scopolamine, cause a series of characteristic classic symptoms of anticholinergic poisoning. Children are mostly exposed to the poisoning by the plant species from the genus...

Acute Datura Stramonium poisoning in East of Iran - a case series

Objectives: Datura Stramonium (DS) is a common weed along roadsides, in cornfields and pastures and in waste areas. It belongs to the family Solanaceae and its toxic components are tropane belladonna alkaloids. It has been used voluntarily by teenagers for its hallucinogenic effect. The plant is named in Iran as Tatoore. Symptoms and signs of acute D. Stramonium poisoning usually are similar to...

Acute Datura Stramonium poisoning in East of Iran - a case series

OBJECTIVES Datura Stramonium (DS) is a common weed along roadsides, in cornfields and pastures and in waste areas. It belongs to the family Solanaceae and its toxic components are tropane belladonna alkaloids. It has been used voluntarily by teenagers for its hallucinogenic effect. The plant is named in Iran as Tatoore. Symptoms and signs of acute D. Stramonium poisoning usually are similar to ...

Jimson weed (Datura stramonium) poisoning in childhood.

[Intentional Datura stramonium intoxication: an unknown etiology of mydriasis].

Two case reports of Datura stramonium intoxications are presented. The first one was a self poisoning, with a moderate anticholinergic syndrome and a spontaneous improvement. The second one was a recreational use of Datura stramonium for its hallucinogenic properties. The anticholinergic syndrome was marked and the improvement required orotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, intraveinou...