Pediatr Emerg Med J.  2021 Dec;8(2):108-111. 10.22470/pemj.2021.00262.

Severe lupin bean intoxication: an anticholinergic toxidrome

• Ozkaya PY
• Ari HF
• Turanli EE
• Koc G
• Karapinar B

• KMID: 2524004
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.22470/pemj.2021.00262

Abstract

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.

Keyword

Alkaloids; Anticholinergic Syndrome; Child; Lupinus; Poisoning