Acute oleander poisoning: A study of clinical profile from a tertiary care center in South India

Introduction: Yellow oleander (Thevetia peruviana), which belongs to the Apocyanaceae family, is a common shrub seen throughout the tropics. All parts of the plant contain high concentrations of cardiac glycosides which are toxic to cardiac muscle and the autonomic nervous system. Here, we describe...

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Main Authors: Gunasekaran Karthik, Ramya Iyadurai, Ravikar Ralph, Vijay Prakash, K P Prabhakar Abhilash, Sowmya Sathyendra, O C Abraham, Catherine Truman, Alex Reginald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
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Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2020;volume=9;issue=1;spage=136;epage=140;aulast=Karthik