A fatal case of aconite poisoning: accidental intake of a monkshood extract

Monkshood is a wild growing plant which contains the very toxic alkaloid aconitine, and is often used in traditional Chinese medicine. In this case report, we describe a fatal accident after the unintentional consumption of an aconite extract.

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Autores principales: Hofmann, Vanessa (Autor) , Landmann, Aysche (Autor) , Schmitt, Georg (Autor) , Krauskopf, Astrid (Autor) , Bartel, Marc (Autor)
Formato: Article (Journal)
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: 27 February 2020
In: Forensic toxicology
Year: 2020, Volumen: 38, Número: 2, Pages: 511-516
ISSN:1860-8973
DOI:10.1007/s11419-020-00526-x
Acceso en línea:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11419-020-00526-x
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Notas de Autor:Vanessa Hofmann, Aysche Landmann, Georg Schmitt, Astrid Krauskopf, Marc Bartel
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Sumario:Monkshood is a wild growing plant which contains the very toxic alkaloid aconitine, and is often used in traditional Chinese medicine. In this case report, we describe a fatal accident after the unintentional consumption of an aconite extract.
Notas:Gesehen am 09.09.2021
Descripción Física:Online Resource
ISSN:1860-8973
DOI:10.1007/s11419-020-00526-x