Acute poisoning by Ruta montana: A case report

Masri, W.; Belwaer, I.; Khlifi, F.; Nouioui, A.; Ben salah, D.; Amira, D.; Hedhili, A.

Acute poisoning by Ruta montana: A case report | A propos d’un cas d’intoxication aigüe par Ruta montana

2015

We describe a case of poisoning from Ruta montana; received in intensive care in Tunisia. A 74 years old woman developed failure respiratory, neurology and renal with hyperkalimia after an unusual excessive consuming infusion from Ruta montana for the treatment of abdominal cramps and insomnia. She was treated in intensive care three week with favorable evolution. Ruta is widely used in traditional medicine for several therapeutic proprieties but can be toxic.

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