RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Mad honey poisoning-related asystole
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 592
OP 593
DO 10.1136/emj.2006.045625
VO 24
IS 8
A1 Abdulkadir Gunduz
A1 Ismet Durmus
A1 Suleyman Turedi
A1 Irfan Nuhoglu
A1 Serkan Ozturk
YR 2007
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/24/8/592.abstract
AB Mad honey poisoning is well known in the eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. The cause of the poisoning is the toxin grayanotoxin, found in honey obtained from the nectar of Rhododendron species on the mountains in the region. A 60-year-old man was brought to the emergency department with dizziness and syncope after eating a few spoonfuls of honey. While the patient was being treated, bradycardia and asystole developed. The patient was given 0.5 mg of atropine, and asystole began and ended. The patient was transferred to the catheter laboratory and a temporary pacemaker was implanted. Mad honey poisoning related asystole has not been previously reported, and the rapid response to atropine is significant.