[Strychnine poisoning. A clinical case]

Minerva Anestesiol. 1990 Jan-Feb;56(1-2):41-2.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

A patient was admitted following ingestion of 300 mg of strychnine. Early diagnosis and timely reanimation treatment led to his full recovery though he had swallowed a quantity of strychnine greater than the medium lethal dose (50-100 mg for adult).

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Strychnine / poisoning*
  • Suicide

Substances

  • Strychnine