A Rare Case of Mad Honey Disease: A Reversible Cause of Complete Heart Block

This case describes a patient with hypotension, bradycardia, and third-degree atrioventricular block following ingestion of a grayanotoxin-containing Pieris species, or lily of the valley bush. Although unlikely in metropolitan environments, physicians should be aware of the possibility of grayanoto...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Setareh-Shenas, Saman, Kaplin, Scott, Bania, Theodore C., Kornberg, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8288791/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34316883
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.09.015
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Sumario:This case describes a patient with hypotension, bradycardia, and third-degree atrioventricular block following ingestion of a grayanotoxin-containing Pieris species, or lily of the valley bush. Although unlikely in metropolitan environments, physicians should be aware of the possibility of grayanotoxin ingestion when confronted with new-onset heart block even in nonendemic areas. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)

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