Angels trumpet intoxication: A case report

Joint Event on 17^th International Conference on Environmental Toxicology and Ecological Risk Assessment & 36^th International Conference on Environmental Chemistry & Water Resource Management

September 24-25, 2018 | Chicago, USA

Ma Theresa Stephanie B Yee Morata and Christopher C Villar

Southwestern University, Philippines

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Environ Anal Toxicol

Abstract :

Datura is a genus of nine species of poisonous vespertine flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. They are commonly known as daturas, but also known as devil's trumpets. Ingestion of the said plant will result in toxicity that causes neurologic symptoms that will mimic certain diseases. April of 2017, a young adult patient was hospitalized because of unintentional Datura stramonium (Angelâ??s Trumpet) ingestion. His records were reviewed for the presence of signs and symptoms of toxicity, clinical course, treatment and outcome. The patient had an altered level of consciousness measured by the Glasgow Coma Scale, visual hallucinations, dilated pupils and agitation. The changes in mental status are characteristic of delirium. The patient was known to have tried marijuana before. The average length of hospitalization was two days. No serious complications were encountered during hospitalization and a full recovery was noted to the patient. The use of sedation and restraints were sufficient treatment modalities of the patient Health care workers should consider anticholinergic plant ingestion as a cause for the abrupt onset of delirium and other changes of mental status.

Biography :

Ma Theresa Stephanie B Yee Morata is an Internal Medicine resident of Cebu City Medical Center, She finished her doctor of medicine at age 28 at Southwestern University Matias H.Aznar Memorial College of Medicine Cebu City last 2013. She is currently a second year resident of the said hospital.

E-mail: paymorata@yahoo.com