Mad Honey Intoxication: A Rare Case Report

Authors

  • Raunak Khakural Department of General Practice and Emergency Medicine, Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur, Nepal
  • Shailesh Shrestha Department of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, International Friendship Children Hospital
  • Kundan Raj Pandey Department of Internal Medicine, Hetauda Hospital, Hetauda, Nepal
  • Sanyukta Gurung Department of Clinical Physiology, Madan Bhandari Academy of Health and Sciences, Hetauda, Nepal.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/njhs.v2i2.56811

Keywords:

Bradycardia, grayanotoxin, mad honey

Abstract

Honey containing grayanotoxin is called mad honey which is found in Turkey, Japan, Brazil, Europe, North America and Nepal. Patients present with clinical manifestations like bradycardia, hypotension and syncope. In this case report we present a 27 years male who presented with bradycardia and first-degree heart block after consumption of only 10 grams of mad honey.

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Published

2022-12-31

How to Cite

Khakural, R., Shrestha, S., Pandey, K. R., & Gurung, S. (2022). Mad Honey Intoxication: A Rare Case Report. Nepal Journal of Health Sciences, 2(2), 80–81. https://doi.org/10.3126/njhs.v2i2.56811

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2022)

Section

Case Reports

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