Toxic psychosis with antihistamines reversed by physostigmine

1 August 1979

journal article
case report
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Postgraduate Medical Journal

Vol. 55 (646) , 556-557
https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.55.646.556

Abstract

A case of toxic psychosis due to antihistamine poisoning is described. The reversal of this state by physostigmine supports the contention that it is caused by an anticholinergic syndrome. The management of antihistamine poisoning is discussed.

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