Journal of The Korean Society of Clinical Toxicology (대한임상독성학회지)

Korean society of Clincal Toxicology (대한임상독성학회)
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A Case Of Toxicity Caused By Arisaematis Rhizoma Ingestion

천남성(天南星)음독에 의한 구강과 인두의 충혈과 통증 및 부종의 1례

  • Hong, Min-Ki (Department of Emergency Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea) ;
  • Park, Ju-Ok (Department of Emergency Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea) ;
  • Wang, Soon-Joo (Department of Emergency Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang, Korea)
  • 홍민기 (한림대학교 성심병원 응급의학과) ;
  • 박주옥 (한림대학교 성심병원 응급의학과) ;
  • 왕순주 (한림대학교 성심병원 응급의학과)
  • Published : 2003.12.01
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Abstract

Korean people use a lot of herbal agents for medical purposes, such as curing diseases, improving health state, but some of the herbal agents have toxic side effects. In terms of toxicology, herbal agents classified into 3 categories generally nontoxic, potentially toxic and toxic. But, there are few studies about the mechanisms and clinical features of intoxication of herbal agents. So detoxification or initial treatment of these agents is very difficult to clinicians in hospital. Authors experienced an uncommon case of intoxication after Arisaematis Rhizoma Ingestion. We report this case with review of Arisaematis Rhizoma.

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