intoxication with Buckthorn
Karwinskia humboldtiana, coyotillo, tullidora
SYnopsis
flaccid, symmetric, progressive, and ascending palsy of the lower limbs
bulbar palsy
possible death
Differential diagnosis
poliomyelitis
Guillain-Barre syndrome
polyradiculoneuritis syndromes
References
Ocampo-Roosens LV, Ontiveros-Nevares PG, Fernandez-Lucio O. Intoxication with Buckthorn (Karwinskia humboldtiana): Report of Three Siblings. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2007 Jan-Feb;10(1):66-8. PMID: 17378625