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DATURA IN A HOMEMADE STEW POISONED SIX RELATIVES
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SIX ADULT RELATIVES POISONED BY A STEW IN MARYLAND 🚑
Six Adult Family Members Were Admitted To A Maryland Hospital
It Was The Early Morning Hours Of July 9 2008
They Had Hallucinations And Confusion
Dilated Pupils And A Fast Heart Rate Were Also Present
Those Symptoms Had Lasted Approximately 3 To 4 Hours
All Six Had Shared A Meal Of Homemade Stew And Bread
They Had Eaten It Approximately 4 To 5 Hours Earlier
Altogether The Incident Resulted In Six Hospitalizations
County And State Health Departments Investigated The Poisoning
They Determined That The Stew Contained Jimsonweed
Jimsonweed Is Datura Stramonium In The Nightshade Family
It Contains Atropine And Scopolamine
A Report By CDC Describes The Incident And The Investigation
CDC Says Health Care Providers And Officials Should Be Aware
Jimsonweed Poisoning Can Occur Among Many Age Groups
Younger Persons Typically Consume The Plant For Recreation
Persons Of Any Age Might Unknowingly Ingest The Plant
A Prompt Diagnosis Of Jimsonweed Poisoning Is Complicated
Exposure Histories Are Hard To Elicit With Altered Mental Status
Affected Persons Also Present In Variable Ways
Investigators Might Need To Consult Horticulturalists
Poison Control Centers And Specialized Labs Might Also Be Needed
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A US FAMILY AND A SOUP FROM THE BACKYARD GARDEN 🔍
A Case Report Describes A Family In The United States
The Family Included A Pregnant Woman Aged 36
Her Husband Was 42 And Her Daughter Was 7
She Made A Soup With Vegetables And Leaves From Her Backyard Garden
Among Them Was Kale That She Had Planted Herself
Without Knowing It Everyone Ate Jimsonweed Leaves In The Soup
Her Daughter Only Had A Very Small Portion
Symptoms Began Roughly 30 To 40 Minutes After The Meal
The Woman And Her Daughter Had Severe Nausea And Vomiting
Both Of Them Also Had Hallucinations
The Husband Did Not Vomit As Much
He Began To Have Tactile And Visual Hallucinations
An Emergency Department Doctor Suspected Jimsonweed
That Suspicion Was Validated With A Plant Identification App
The Soup Plant Was Compared Directly With Images On A Phone
As His Condition Worsened The Husband Was Moved To Intensive Care
His Treatment Included Physostigmine And Lorazepam
He Ate Most Of The Soup So His Recovery Was Slower
Eventually He Was Discharged On The Seventh Day
Once The Woman Was Stable She Had A Pregnancy Ultrasound
Its Results Affirmed The Health And Viability Of The Fetus
She And Her Daughter Were Discharged After Four Days
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A TRADITIONAL DISH AND A LOOKALIKE FLOWER 🛏️
Three Members Of One Family Were Poisoned After A Traditional Meal
The Meal Was Dolma Made With Datura Flowers
Dolma Is A Traditional Turkish Dish
It Can Be Made With Pumpkin Flowers Or Grape Leaves
The Authors Say Datura And Pumpkin Flowers Look Similar
That Similarity May Have Led To The Poisoning
The Father Ate Nine Pieces
Both The Mother And The Daughter Ate One Piece
All Three Had Anticholinergic Symptoms
The Father Was 60 Years Old
He Was Hallucinating Approximately An Hour After Eating
His Hospital Stay Lasted A Total Of 6 Days
The Mother Was 58 Years Old
Her Complaints Included Changes In Consciousness
All Her Abnormal Physical Findings Resolved On The 24th Hour
Her Observation Lasted A Total Of 48 Hours
The Daughter Was 33 Years Old
She Was Transferred From An Urban Hospital After Eating One Piece
Her Problems Had Not Resolved During 19 Hours Of Observation There
Then Her Physical Findings Returned To Normal
She Went Home The Next Day
None Had Fatal Complications And All Were Discharged Healthy
The Authors Say Datura May Be Used Accidentally As A Food Ingredient
