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T65.1: Toxic effect: Strychnine and its salts

You have strychnine poisoning.

Strychnine is a toxic substance that occurs in certain plant seeds or plant parts. Strychnine can also be added to drugs such as cocaine or heroin. Strychnine acts on the spinal cord. The spinal cord is located in the spinal column. The spinal cord is made up of nerve fibers. The brain uses the nerve fibers to exchange information with the organs, skin and muscles. Strychnine makes the muscles tense up.

With strychnine poisoning, the muscles in the body seize up. This also affects the muscles used for breathing. So you can be short of breath, or even stop breathing.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).