Severe lupin bean intoxication: an anticholinergic toxidrome
Articles > Article · 2021
Authors: Pınar YAZICI ÖZKAYA, HATİCE FERAY ARI, EŞE EDA TURANLI, GÜLİZAR KOÇ, Bülent KARAPINAR
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, Refereed Journals of Other Institutions, International, Scopus, 2021, vol 8, pp 108-111
Summary
Lupin beans are the yellow legume seeds of the genus Lupinus. They are traditionally eaten as a pickled snack in many countries. Bitter lupin beans have a high amount of alkaloids called lupanine. Because the alkaloid is responsible for anticholinergic toxidrome, the beans should pass a debittering process before consumption. Only few pediatric cases of lupin bean intoxication were reported. We present a 12-year-old boy who visited the emergency department for the unexpected onset of anticholinergic toxidrome.