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Cardiac glycoside toxicity: An unusual manifestation of drug addiction
Author(s) -
Kennedy Michael
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1981.tb113053.x
Subject(s) - cardiac glycoside , toxicity , rhabdomyolysis , glycoside , medicine , drug , codeine , addiction , cardiac toxicity , neuromuscular transmission , pharmacology , anesthesia , morphine , biology , chemistry , psychiatry , botany , organic chemistry , ouabain , sodium
A 21‐year‐old man developed electrocardiographic signs of cardiac glycoside toxicity, impaired neuromuscular transmission, and rhabdomyolysis after prolonged exposure to large doses of Linctus Codeine. I considered that the squill component of the Linctus was responsible.