Muscarine Toxicity

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Contents 1 Etiology 2 Clinical-manifestations 3 Management 4 More General Terms 5 Additional Terms 6 References

Etiology

• mushrooms
• medications
• organophosphate poisoning

Clinical-manifestations

• diaphoresis
• salivation
• bladder cramping
• diarrhea
• difficulty with visual accomodation

Management

• stop or reduce offending medication(s)
• atropine for mushroom poisoning (also see mushroom poisoning)

More General Terms

• toxicity; poisoning; overdose

Additional Terms

• muscarine
• organophosphate toxicity

References

1. Stallard D and Edes TE Muscarinic poisoning from medications and mushrooms. A puzzling symptom complex. Postgrad Med. 1989 Jan;85(1):341-5. PMID: [1]
2. WebMD: Atropine Oral [2]

muscarine toxicity (muscarine poisoning)