Open AccessAcute myocardial infarction in yellow oleander poisoning
Author(s) -
D Anandhi,
K N J Prakash Raju,
M H Basha,
Vinay Pandit
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_141_17
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , sri lanka , poison control , cardiology , medical emergency , traditional medicine , south asia , history , ethnology
Self-harm by consuming yellow oleander seeds has become more frequent in South Asian countries, especially Sri Lanka and in southern parts of India. Yellow oleander poisoning usually presents with gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and neurological manifestations as well as electrolyte abnormalities. Cardiac effects can manifest as nearly any type of dysrhythmia and sudden death with very few premonitory signs. To our knowledge yellow oleander poisoning related acute myocardial infarction has not yet been reported. We report a 37-year-old man with yellow oleander poisoning who had normal sinus rhythm at presentation but within few hours developed acute ST-segment myocardial infarction.