Hemlock Poisoning Differential Diagnoses

Updated: Jan 29, 2021
  • Author: Daniel E Brooks, MD; Chief Editor: Michael A Miller, MD  more...
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DDx

Diagnostic Considerations

Other problems to be considered in the differential diagnosis of hemlock poisoning include the following:

  • Botulism

  • Nicotine (wild tobacco)

  • Golden chain (Laburnum anagyroides)

  • Strychnine

  • Cholinergic poisoning

  • Psychosis

  • Encephalopathy

Differential Diagnoses