A patient comes in complaining of feeling "terrible," restless, muscle and joint pain, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, and diarrhea. You also notice watery eyes, a watery nose, and constant yawning. On exam, you find mydriasis and piloerection.Challenge: What is the plant shown above?
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*Yaaaaaaaaaawwn*
Papaver somniferum
(opium poppy)
sounds like some sort of muscarinic agonist - couldn't find that plant though =T
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The plant shown is the poppy plant, Papaver somniferum, the origin of opiates. The clinical description is one of opioid withdrawal.
Sources: UpToDate; Wikipedia.
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