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Transient ST segment elevation and left bundle branch block caused by mad-honey poisoning

Transiente ST Hebung und Linksschenkelblock als Folge einer Vergiftung mit Grayanatoxin kontaminiertem Honig

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We herein present a case of a 76-year-old male patient presented with transient ST segment elevation and left bundle branch block caused by mad-honey poisoning.

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Wir beschreiben einen Fall eines 76-jährigen, männlichen Patienten mit vorübergehender ST-Hebung und Linksschenkelblock, die durch eine Vergiftung mit Grayana Toxin kontaminiertem Honig („Mad Honey“; von Bienen aus Rhododendron produziert) ausgelöst war.

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  1. Muhammet Rasit Sayin MD

    Present address: Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Kozlu 67600, Zonguldak, Turkey

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  1. Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Kozlu 67600, Zonguldak, Turkey

    Turgut Karabag MD, Sait Mesut Dogan MD, Ibrahim Akpinar MD & Mustafa Aydin MD

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Sayin, M., Karabag, T., Dogan, S. et al. Transient ST segment elevation and left bundle branch block caused by mad-honey poisoning. Wien Klin Wochenschr 124, 278–281 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-012-0152-y

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