A Rare Case of Calotropis Poisoning

Mishra, Ajay Kumar; George, Arun; Devakiruba, Nathaniel Samson; Sathyendra, Sowmya

doi:10.5958/0973-9130.2015.00074.2

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“…Ocular toxicity due to calotropis is thought to be due to the direct acid injury in the early stages and toxin mediated ocular injury in later stages. [ 5 6 ]…”

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Calotropis poisoning with severe cardiac toxicity A case report

Iyadurai

Gunasekaran

Jose

et al. 2020

J Family Med Prim Care

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Calotropis is a widely prevalent plant in the Indian Subcontinent. The extract and various parts of the plant are used by traditional healers for treating miscellaneous diseases. All parts of the plants are toxic; there are many case reports of gastrointestinal, cutaneous and ocular toxicity with Calotropis. The plant contains Cardenolide glycosides which have Digoxin like effects and can cause severe cardiotoxicity. We report a patient who developed cardiovascular collapse after oral ingestion and cutaneous application of Calotropis following snake bite by a traditional healer, this case thus highlights the potential cardiotoxicity of Calotropis.

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“…Ocular toxicity due to calotropis is thought to be due to the direct acid injury in the early stages and toxin mediated ocular injury in later stages. [ 5 6 ]…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%