Zeynep Kamil Med J. 2017; 48(4): 173-176 | DOI: 10.16948/zktipb.300061

Datura Stramonium Intoxication Resulting Anticholinergic Syndrome: Two Case Reports

Ayþin Nalbantoðlu¹, Mustafa Törehan Aslan¹, Nedim Samancý², Dilek Yaman Taþ^1
1Namýk Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Tekirdað
²Namýk Kemal University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Tekirdað

Datura stramonium, also known as pipe flower or angel’s trumpet, is a toxic plant member of the belladonna family containing
several alkaloids. All parts of Datura plants contain tropane alkaloids at dangerous levels, such as atropine, hyaline and scopolamine,
classified as deliriums or anticholinergics. High amounts of datura stramonium ingestion may result in painful photophobia, which
can lead to poisoning, usually lasting several days, resulting in delirium (as opposed to hallucinations), hyperthermia, tachycardia,
strange behavior and severe mydriasis. The onset of symptoms is usually about 30 to 60 minutes after taking the plant. These symptoms
usually end between 24 and 48 hours, but have been reported to last up to two weeks in some cases. In this article, we report the poisoning of 6 to 8 year old siblings with datura stramonium, who were brought to the emergency service with dry mouth, euphoric symptoms, visual hallucinations and disorientation.

Keywords: anticholinergic toxicity, datura stramonium, poisoning, delirium, hallucination

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