Rare Jatropha multifida intoxication in two children

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 173-175

  Levin, Yotam ^a,b   Sherer, Yaniv ^a,b   Bibi, Haim ^a   Schlesinger, Menachem ^a   Hay, Emile ^a  

^a BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Jatropha ingestion; Jatropha multifida; Plant poisoning; Ricin intoxication

Indexed keywords

ABRIN; JATROPHA MULTIFIDA EXTRACT; LIVER ENZYME; PLANT TOXIN; RICIN;

ALKALINIZATION; ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DEHYDRATION; DIARRHEA; FLUID THERAPY; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; VOMITING;

CHILD; FLUID THERAPY; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PLANT POISONING; RICIN;

EID: 0033868134     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(00)00207-9     Document Type: Article

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