Abstract
A case report (two patients) of accidental intoxication occurred in Northern Italy. Conium maculatum L. (poison hemlock) leaves were confused with and collected as Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (sweet fennel). C. maculatum contains piperidine alkaloids: coniine, N-methylconiine, conhydrine, pseudoconhydrine and □-coniceine, toxic to human beings. Identification and microscopic examination of the consumed plants were according to clinical signs of patients. Haematological and biochemical indices in blood, morphological alterations and the effect of the treatment were directly related to the intoxication. The patients were discharged alive and well after 3 days of supportive treatment.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 43-47 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2009 |
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Keywords
- Accidental intoxication
- Coniine analysis
- Conium maculatum
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmaceutical Science
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Hemlock poisoning due to plant misidentification. / Colombo, Maria Laura; Marangon, Katia; Locatelli, Carlo; Giacchè, Mara; Zulli, Roberto; Restani, Patrizia.
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AU - Colombo, Maria Laura
AU - Marangon, Katia
AU - Locatelli, Carlo
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AU - Zulli, Roberto
AU - Restani, Patrizia
PY - 2009
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N2 - A case report (two patients) of accidental intoxication occurred in Northern Italy. Conium maculatum L. (poison hemlock) leaves were confused with and collected as Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (sweet fennel). C. maculatum contains piperidine alkaloids: coniine, N-methylconiine, conhydrine, pseudoconhydrine and □-coniceine, toxic to human beings. Identification and microscopic examination of the consumed plants were according to clinical signs of patients. Haematological and biochemical indices in blood, morphological alterations and the effect of the treatment were directly related to the intoxication. The patients were discharged alive and well after 3 days of supportive treatment.
AB - A case report (two patients) of accidental intoxication occurred in Northern Italy. Conium maculatum L. (poison hemlock) leaves were confused with and collected as Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (sweet fennel). C. maculatum contains piperidine alkaloids: coniine, N-methylconiine, conhydrine, pseudoconhydrine and □-coniceine, toxic to human beings. Identification and microscopic examination of the consumed plants were according to clinical signs of patients. Haematological and biochemical indices in blood, morphological alterations and the effect of the treatment were directly related to the intoxication. The patients were discharged alive and well after 3 days of supportive treatment.
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