1. Acute Toxic Encephalopathy caused by Gloriosa Superba Poisoning - A Case Report.
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Saravanan, H. Shananth, Sudhan, C. Hari Hara, Dominic, Melvin, Chandrasekaran, V. P., M., Abdussamad, and S., Syed Abthahir
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PANCYTOPENIA , *POISONING , *POISONS , *ACTIVATED carbon , *PROTON pump inhibitors , *FLOWERING of plants - Abstract
Background: A flowering plant seen widely in Southeast Asia and India is gloriosa superba. The poisoning most commonly caused by it is self-poisoning. All part of the plant is toxic. The toxic substance in the seeds and tubers of this plant is colchicine. Case report: In this report, a case of self-poisoning of gloriosa superba poisoning by ingestion of the tuber with an intention of deliberate self-harm is reported. A 29 year old female, had presented with features of Leukocytosis, Pancytopenia, Metabolic disturbance, Alopecia and Acute Toxic encephalopathy. Conclusion: The patient was managed with multi dose activated charcoal MDAC, N -acetyl cysteine (NAC), antiemetics, proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), IV Fluids, Inj. Potassium chloride and Magnesium sulphate, G-CSF (granulocyte colony stimulating factor) injection, plasmapheresis, 3%Nacl and antiepileptic medications, patient clinically improved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021