Unknowing ingestion of Brugmansia suaveolens leaves presenting with signs of anticholinergic toxicity: a case report

Abstract Background Brugmansia suaveolens is the commonest species under the Solanacea (“Angels Trumpet” in English; “Attana” in Sinhalese) plant family in Sri Lanka. It contains alkaloids like scopolamine, atropine and hyoscyamine which can cause an anticholinergic toxindrome. There have been a few...

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Published in:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Main Authors: K. P. Jayawickreme, K. V. C. Janaka, S. A. S. P. Subasinghe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Subjects:
Solanacea
Brugmansia suaveolens
Datura
Atropine
Anticholinergic syndrome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-019-2250-1

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