Herbal High: Substance-Induced Psychosis after Consumption of Seeds of the Hawaiian Baby Woodrose.

Seeds of the Hawaiian Baby Woodrose (HBWR, Argyreia nervosa) are known as "legal or herbal highs" and can be easily purchased online in Germany. They contain various ergot alkaloids, including lysergic acid amide (LSA), which is chemically related to lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). Pharmacological data are limited but suggest that LSA-concentration in HBWR seeds is highly variable, and that adverse psychiatric and somatic effects are not related to LSA-dosage.

Retinal detachment in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

Cytomegalovirus retinopathy is the most frequent opportunistic infection of the eye in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). We studied 71 patients with cytomegalovirus retinopathy (n = 69) or acute retinal necrosis (n = 2) with respect to the frequency and management of retinal detachment. Retinal detachment was seen in 14 patients (relative frequency, 19.