Syncope duo to black sea mad honey poisoning

Honey which is produced in Brazil, Japan, Nepal and The Black Sea Region of Turkey is also known as the ‘mad honey’ by Turkish people and contains Rhododendron ponticum nectar, which is known to cause severe bradycardia and hypotansion. Grayanotoxin I, also known as andrometoxin, is only produced by Ericaceae plants and thought to be the compound which is responsible for the poisoning. Typical toxicat ion symptoms are assosieted with gastrointestinal system and sometimes may cause life-treatening severe bradycardia and hypotension. Here we present a patient who admitted to our emergency department with the symptoms of poisoning after the with the black sea honey.

Karadeniz balý (delibal) zehirlenmesine baðlý senkop

Türkiye’de halk arasýnda delihal olarak bilinen; Brezilya, Japonya, Nepal ve Türkiye’de de Karadeniz Bölgesi’nde üretilen balda bulunan, Rhododendron Ponticum isimli nektarýn, þiddetli bradikardi ve hipotansiyon yaptýðý bilinmektedir. Grayanatoxin I, diðer adýyla andromedotoxin yalnýzca Ericaceae bitkileri tarafýndan oluþturulup toksikasyondan sorumlu içerik olarak kabul edilmektedir. Tipik zehirlenme semptomlarý genellikle gastrointestinal sisteme ait olup bazen yaþamý tehdit eden þiddetli bradikardi ve hipotansiyon geliþebilmektedir. Biz de acil polikliniðimize Karadeniz balý yedikten sonra zehirlenme semptomlarý göstererek baþvuran bir hasta sunduk.