Diagnosis of oleander poisoning in livestock

California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System, University of California, Davis 95616, USA. Since mid-1989, 37 cases of oleander poisoning in livestock have been diagnosed at the California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System. The most frequent source for oleander exposure was plant clipping...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation 1996-07, Vol.8 (3), p.358-364
Hauptverfasser: Galey, FD, Holstege, DM, Plumlee, KH, Tor, E, Johnson, B, Anderson, ML, Blanchard, PC, Brown, F
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Zusammenfassung:California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System, University of California, Davis 95616, USA. Since mid-1989, 37 cases of oleander poisoning in livestock have been diagnosed at the California Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory System. The most frequent source for oleander exposure was plant clippings. Sudden death was the most common presenting complaint. Other signs reported included diarrhea, pulmonary edema, tachycardia, cardiac arrhythmias, colic, and lethargy. In the past, a presumptive diagnosis of oleander poisoning could be based only on matching clinical signs with evidence of consumption of oleander. A new 2 dimensional Thin-layer chromatography analysis of ingesta for oleandrin and an awareness of lesions in heart muscle have greatly improved the ability to diagnose oleander toxicosis.
ISSN:1040-6387
1943-4936
DOI:10.1177/104063879600800314