Intoxication by Cherry Laurel

Czech version

Authors: H. Farná
Authors‘ workplace: Přednosta: prof. MUDr. Sergej Zacharov, Ph. D. ; Klinika pracovního lékařství 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha Toxikologické informační středisko
Published in: Prakt. Lék. 2023; 103(6): 309-310
Category: Case Report

Overview

Case report of the intoxication of a 6-year-old child with the toxins contained in the fruits and leaves of the laurel bayberry with a fairly benign course associated only with gastointestinal symptoms and complete recovery. The autorwarns of increasingly frequent intioxications in children and adults with plant and of the danger posed by more serious intoxications.

Keywords:

intoxication – Fruits – Leaves – amygdalin – cherry laurel – Prunus laurocerasus – cyanogenic glycosides – prunasin

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adresa pro korespondenci:
MUDr. Hana Farná
Klinika pracovního lékařství 1. LF UK a VFN
Toxikologické informační středisko
Na Bojišti 1, 120 00 Praha 2
e-mail: hana.farna@vfn.cz

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Article was published in

General Practitioner

2023 Issue 6