Recurrent malignant ventricular arrhythmias and paresthesia-a mystery revealed as aconitine poisoning: a case report.

This report illustrates the medical challenge raised by cases of covert poisoning. In patients presenting with symptoms and signs from several organ systems without apparent cause, poisoning should always be suspected. To solve such cases, insight into the effects of specific toxic agents is needed. We present an "aconitine score" that may be useful in cases of suspected aconitine poisoning.