1940
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.4134.525
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Death from Quinine Poisoning

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“…Of these the most important group is pregnant women." This special susceptibility in pregnancy probably relates to the large single dose that may be taken for a reputed abortifacient effect, as in the fatal case reported by Vartan and Discombe (1940). Although the mechanism of this acute haemolysis is not known, observations made by Brost (1956) on two sisters with quinine purpura, one of whom had also had quinine-induced haemolysis, suggests that there may be a genetic factor which makes the patient's erythrocytes susceptible to destruction by quinine (Discombe, 1958).…”
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“…Of these the most important group is pregnant women." This special susceptibility in pregnancy probably relates to the large single dose that may be taken for a reputed abortifacient effect, as in the fatal case reported by Vartan and Discombe (1940). Although the mechanism of this acute haemolysis is not known, observations made by Brost (1956) on two sisters with quinine purpura, one of whom had also had quinine-induced haemolysis, suggests that there may be a genetic factor which makes the patient's erythrocytes susceptible to destruction by quinine (Discombe, 1958).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In den anderen Fällen wurden bei den Patientinnen vor allem reversibles Nierenversagen, Cinchonismus, längere Zeit andauernde Hördefizite und Erblindung diagnostiziert(8).Im Rahmen verschiedener Fallbeschreibungen von chininbedingter intravaskulärer Hämolyse, gefolgt von tubulärer Nekrose und akutem Nierenversagen, in der Schwangerschaft wird immer wieder darauf hingewiesen, dass hämolytische Anämien infolge von Chiningaben am häufigsten während der Frühschwangerschaft beobachtet wurden und dass es bei Chinin eine breite Variation bezüglich der individuell tolerierten Dosis gäbe. So starb beispielsweise in einem Fall eine Schwangere nach Einnahme von nur 0,4 g Chinin (auf 2 Dosen aufgeteilt)(15,(39)(40)(41)(42). Ob die erhöhte Empfindlichkeit roter Blutzellen für eine chininbedingte Hämolyse in der Frühschwangerschaft darauf zurückzuführen ist, dass Faktoren, die normalerweise eine Hämolyse inhibieren, in der Schwangerschaft vermindert sein könnten, wird diskutiert(42).…”
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