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- Title
Abrus precatorius Poisoning: A Retrospective Study of 112 Patients.
- Authors
Karthikeyan, Aishwarya; Amalnath, S. Deepak
- Abstract
Abrus precatorius is a rare but important cause of plant poisoning, especially in tropical countries like India. Most of the published literature on Abrus is limited a few case reports. Hence, we did a retrospective study the clinical features and outcome of Abrus poisoning. Case records of patients admitted to medicine wards during 7 years were included in the study. A total of 112 patients were studied. The majority were females (78%), and most of the patients were between 13 and 30 years (81%). Diarrhea was the most common symptom (66%), and blood in stools was present in (33%). Six patients had died with a mortality rate of (5.35%).
- Subjects
INDIA; DIARRHEA; TOXICOLOGY of poisonous plants; SYMPTOMS; PROGNOSIS
- Publication
Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2017, Vol 21, Issue 4, p224
- ISSN
0972-5229
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/ijccm.IJCCM_320_16