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The aim was to evaluate the clinical findings of patients who admitted to the hospital with the diagnosis of grayanotoxin/mad honey poisoning. Thirty-three patients were included in this study. Three patients were female (9%) and the others male (91%). Median age of patients was 52 (42–68). The most frequently observed findings were sinus bradycardia (91%), nausea-vomiting (81.8%), and dizziness (78.8%). Average heart rate was 55.35 ± 6.72 beats/min. Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 77.86 ± 16.64 mmHg and 46.42 ± 12.30 mmHg, respectively. Mad honey poisoning is an important problem that is life-threatening in the Black Sea region of Turkey.
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Bostan, M., Bostan, H., Kaya, A.O. et al. Clinical Events in Mad Honey Poisoning: A Single Centre Experience. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 84, 19–22 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-009-9906-2
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