Clinical features and laboratory findings in mad honey intoxication: a retrospective study

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PİŞKİN Ö., Yurtlu D. A., AYDIN B. G., Gursoy Y. C., HANCI V.

MEDICAL BULLETIN OF SISLI ETFAL HOSPITAL, cilt.51, sa.2, ss.125-132, 2017 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 51 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5350/semb.20170321093232
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL BULLETIN OF SISLI ETFAL HOSPITAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.125-132
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Mad honey, grayanotoxin, GTX, intoxication
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Mad honey intoxication results from consuming honey which is produced from rhododendron flowers and containing Grayanotoxin (GTX). This intoxication is seen rarely, however it may lead some life-threatening signs. In this study, it was aimed to retrospectively discuss the effects of 38 mad honey intoxication cases on the organs in the light of demographic and biochemical blood gas parameters.