The first fatal case of Yam bean and Rotenone toxicity in Thailand

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 984-987

  Narongchai, Paitoon ^a   Narongchai, Siripun ^a   Thampituk, Suparat ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Hemorrhage; HPLC; Rotenone; Yam bean

Indexed keywords

ROTENONE;

ADRENAL HEMORRHAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FATALITY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGESTION; LIVER HEMORRHAGE; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLANT INTOXICATION; PLANT SEED; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ROTENONE TOXICITY; STOMACH CONTENT; THAILAND; TOXIN ANALYSIS; YAM;

CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PACHYRHIZUS; ROTENONE; THAILAND;

EID: 25144434859     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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