Journal of medical toxicology : official journal of the American College of Medical Toxicology
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Zigadenus (commonly known as "death camas" or "mountain camas") is a common plant in the lily family found throughout the United States. Its onion-like roots can be mistaken for an edible plant. Ingestion may cause hemodynamic instability which has successfully been treated with atropine. It has been suggested that vasopressors may be an effective therapy for this ingestion. We report the successful use of dopamine as therapy in Zigadenus ingestion. ⋯ Zigadenus poisoning causes vomiting, hypotension and bradycardia. The hemodynamic instability may be treated with atropine administration and dopamine infusion.