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Intoxicación con dulcámara - Información general

Nombres alternativos

Intoxicación con evónimo americano; Intoxicación con solano dulce; Intoxicación con baya escarlata; Intoxicación con dulcámara (matagallinas, emborrachadora); Intoxicación con hierba mora

Definición:

La intoxicación con dulcámara ocurre cuando alguien come partes de esta planta.

Elemento tóxico:

  • Atropina
  • Solanina (que es muy tóxica incluso en pequeñas cantidades)

Dónde se encuentra:

El veneno se encuentra en la planta conocida como dulcámara (Solanum dulcamara), especialmente en la fruta y las hojas.

  • Fecha de revisión: 2/27/2008
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Stephen C. Acosta, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Palmer M, Betz J. Plants. In: Hoffman RS, Goldfrank LR, Flomenbaum NE, et al., eds. Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies. 7th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2002:chap 78.

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