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Kazemi T, Farzad M, Javadinia S. Taking the Wrong Medication of Digoxin Tablets. Mod Care J 2016; 13 (4)
URL: http://mcj.bums.ac.ir/article-1-69-en.html
1- Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, IR Iran
2- Marjan Farzad, Cardiovascular Diseases Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, IR Iran. Tel: +98-9155624766, Fax: +98-5632430076, E-mail: mfarzad@bums.ac.ir
3- Students Research Committee, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, IR Iran
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Introduction: Although cardiac glycosides toxicity is common in patients taking these kinds of drugs, poisoning occurs rarely in healthy individuals. This case report describes a one-month duration of mistaken consumption of digoxin tablets in a patient that referred to the hospital with gastrointestinal poisoning manifestations. Case Presentation: The case was a 75-year-old female with a history of hypertension, hyperthyroidism, and digestive problems with common symptoms of gastrointestinal toxicity, nausea, and vomiting; mild digoxin toxicity was found rather than a simple gastrointestinal poisoning based on further investigations. Conclusions: Careful examination and EKG evaluation are essential to exclude drug toxicity in all patients referring to the hospital with gastrointestinal symptoms.
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Article Types: case report | Subject: General
Received: 2026/01/10 | Accepted: 2016/10/15 | Published: 2016/10/15

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