Digitalis (Cardiac Glycoside) Poisoning after Foxglove Ingestion: Case Report
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
;
: 291-294, 2011.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
Digoxin, also known as digitalis, is a purified cardiac glycoside extracted from the foxglove plant, Digitalis purpurea. Digoxin-mediated cardiac glycoside toxicity due to accidental plant ingestion can occur. Presently, a 69-year-old woman visited our emergency department with epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting after ingestion of a plant. Physical examination and initial laboratory blood test results were within normal limits. An electrocardiogram (ECG) showed sinus bradycardia with first degree AV block and diffuse ST-segment depressions in a "scooping" pattern. The plant was identified as D. purpurea, and the patient's serum digoxin level was 2.89 ng/mL. The patient was treated conservatively in the absence of any life-threatening event. Recovery was uneventful.
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Main subject:
Physical Examination
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Plants
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Vomiting
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Bradycardia
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Depression
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Digitalis
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Digoxin
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Eating
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Electrocardiography
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Emergencies
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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