Mad Honey Poisoning Caused by Grayanotoxin Toxicity in a 75-Year-Old Male Patient Presenting With Hypotension and Bradycardia in the United Kingdom: A Case Report
Ahmed Alkhafaji · 2026
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Ahmed Alkhafaji reports a case of mad honey poisoning in the United Kingdom in a 2026 article. Mad honey carries grayanotoxin, a nerve toxin from rhododendron nectar that bees pass into honey. A 75-year-old man ate roughly 20 to 30 milliliters of wild honey brought as a gift from abroad. Within an hour he felt faint, dizzy, tired, and sick, with one bout of diarrhea.
At the emergency department his blood pressure had fallen to 65 over 41, and his pulse was only 45 beats per minute. A heart tracing showed a slow sinus rhythm, with no other abnormal findings. Fluids and a small intravenous dose of atropine restored his pressure and pulse within seconds. He stayed under observation for 36 hours and went home with no lasting effects. The author warns that honey-linked slow pulse and low pressure should trigger suspicion.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ahmed Alkhafaji |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 10 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |