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Li F, Chen AB, Duan YC, et al. Multiple organ dysfunction and rhabdomyolysis associated with moonwort poisoning: Report of four cases. World J Clin Cases. 2020;8(2):479-486doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i2.479.
Li, F., Chen, A. B., Duan, Y. C., Liao, R., Xu, Y. W., & Tao, L. L. (2020). Multiple organ dysfunction and rhabdomyolysis associated with moonwort poisoning: Report of four cases. World journal of clinical cases, 8(2), 479-486. https://doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i2.479
Li, Fang, et al. "Multiple organ dysfunction and rhabdomyolysis associated with moonwort poisoning: Report of four cases." World journal of clinical cases vol. 8,2 (2020): 479-486. doi: https://doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v8.i2.479
Li F, Chen AB, Duan YC, Liao R, Xu YW, Tao LL. Multiple organ dysfunction and rhabdomyolysis associated with moonwort poisoning: Report of four cases. World J Clin Cases. 2020 Jan 26;8(2):479-486. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i2.479. PMID: 32047801; PMCID: PMC7000952.
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World J Clin Cases. 2020 Jan 26;8(2):479-486. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i2.479.

Multiple organ dysfunction and rhabdomyolysis associated with moonwort poisoning: Report of four cases.

World journal of clinical cases

Fang Li, An-Bao Chen, Yong-Chun Duan, Rui Liao, Yu-Wei Xu, Li-Li Tao

Affiliations

  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650101, Yunnan Province, China.
  2. Department of Emergency Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming 650101, Yunnan Province, China. [email protected].

PMID: 32047801 PMCID: PMC7000952 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i2.479

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Moonwort is a widely used Chinese herbal medicine. It has various pharmacological effects, such as relieving cough and preventing asthma. To date, multiple organ dysfunction and rhabdomyolysis caused by moonwort poisoning have not been reported.

CASE SUMMARY: Here we report four cases of moonwort poisoning that presented with multiple organ dysfunction and rhabdomyolysis accompanied by vomiting, fatigue, and muscle aches. One patient was an adult male, two were adult females, and one was a boy, with an age range of 7-64 years. The adults were treated with hemoperfusion and symptomatic therapies, while the child was treated with plasma exchange and symptomatic therapies. All four patients recovered.

CONCLUSION: Blood purification combined with symptomatic treatment may be an effective method for managing multiple organ dysfunction and rhabdomyolysis caused by acute moonwort poisoning.

©The Author(s) 2020. Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords: Case report; Hemoperfusion; Moonwort poisoning; Multiple organ dysfunction; Plasma exchange; Rhabdomyolysis

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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