Intoxication of rotunda
- Author:
Thu Hong Be
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
toxication
- MeSH:
Poisoning
- From:Journal of Medical Research
1998;8(4):3-5
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A retrospective study on 63 patients (male: 14, ages of 11-40) suffered intoxication of rotunda in B¹ch Mai hospital from January to May 2002 has shown that the overdose of rotunda can cause the bradycardia, tachycardia, electrocardiogram changes such as negative T, ST change, especially disorder of depolarization, change of T wave, ST wave, ST wave QTc length in many days. The lowest dose caused side effects was 30 mg. The dose of 2400mg of rotunda causes death due to the apnea.