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A rare cause of complete heart block after transdermal botanical treatment for psoriasis.

Wojtyna W, Enseleit F

Kantonsspital Glarus, Department of Internal Medicine, Glarus, Switzerland.

We report the case of a 59-year-old man with a new 3 degrees AV block with a history of psoriasis. After implantation of a definitive DDDR pacemaker, the patient reported a transdermal self-medication with an extract of Nerium oleander for the treatment of his psoriasis. The pharmacological, epidemiological, and clinical features are discussed in brief.

Published 22 December 2004 in Pacing Clin Electrophysiol, 27(12): 1686-8.
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