Twelve family members with tetramine poisoning after consumption of vegetables grown in polluted soils

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World Journal of Emergency Medicine ›› 2023, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (3): 250-252.doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2023.038

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Twelve family members with tetramine poisoning after consumption of vegetables grown in polluted soils

Yan-qing Liu, Xiao-xia Lu, Chun-yan Wang, Ming-fei Peng, Xiao-bo Peng, Yun Jiang, Le-xin Zheng, Dan-dan Yuan, Xi-gang Zhang(), Ze-wu Qiu()

Poisoning Treatment Department, Senior Department of Hepatology, the Fifth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100071, China

Received:2022-08-06 Online:2023-04-28 Published:2023-05-01
Contact: Xi-gang Zhang,Ze-wu Qiu E-mail:zhangxg101@sina.com;qiuzw828@163.com

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Yan-qing Liu, Xiao-xia Lu, Chun-yan Wang, Ming-fei Peng, Xiao-bo Peng, Yun Jiang, Le-xin Zheng, Dan-dan Yuan, Xi-gang Zhang, Ze-wu Qiu. Twelve family members with tetramine poisoning after consumption of vegetables grown in polluted soils[J]. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023, 14(3): 250-252.

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Time	Patients	Vegetables	Clinical symptoms
June 10, 2018	A, B, C	Fennel	Dizziness, nausea, sweating, and fatigue
June 10, 2018	D, E, F	Fennel	Dizziness and nausea
June 11, 2018	G, H	Fennel	Dizziness and nausea
June 14, 2018	D	Lettuce (raw)	Coma, convulsions (7-8 min), involuntary limb tremor
June 15, 2018	F, I	Lettuce (boiled)	Dizziness and nausea
June 17, 2018	A	Lettuce (raw)	Coma, convulsions (5 min), involuntary limb tremor
June 29, 2018	J, K, L	Crowndaisy chrysanthemum	Dizziness, nausea, limb convulsions, coma (3-5 min)

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