Lyonia ovalifolia (Angeri) poisoning: A case report

Lyonia ovalifolia (angeri) is a deciduous tree whose shoot and leaves are toxic. Its chemical constituents include grayanane diterpenoids, lyoniol A, and other toxic compounds. Young children might consume it intentionally or unintentionally, with subsequent adverse health outcomes and even mortalit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sharma, Niraj Kumar, Bhattarai, Madhur, Shah, Sangam, Gyawali, Pawan, Baral, Kushal, Banstola, Hemanta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9309675/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35898751
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6128
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Sumario:Lyonia ovalifolia (angeri) is a deciduous tree whose shoot and leaves are toxic. Its chemical constituents include grayanane diterpenoids, lyoniol A, and other toxic compounds. Young children might consume it intentionally or unintentionally, with subsequent adverse health outcomes and even mortality depending on the amount ingested. We present a case of an adolescent girl who developed poisoning on ingestion of angeri leaves.

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