Appian-Plutarch syndrome
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Synonyms: atropine syndrome; atropinism syndrome. A pathological condition caused by atropine intoxication. Long list of symptoms include nervousness, excitability, mydriasis with loss of accommodation, dilated pupils, dryness of mouth causing swallowing difficulty, inability to urinate caused by paralysis of the bladder
Bibliography
- A. Namery, et al:
Les erreurs thérapeutiques de syndrome atropine (syndrome d'Appien-Plutarch).
Revue médicale de Liège, Liège, 1983, 38: 927-929.
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