[Anaphylactic shock caused by shredded rizinus beans. Case report].
A 66 year old man from Krefeld experienced shock while tearing open a sack full of fertilizer containing shredded castor beans. After emergency treatment of shock, sensitisation to castor bean was later demonstrated by scratch testing.
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Dermatologischen Klinik der Städtischen Krankenanstalten Krefeld.
D000368:Aged; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000209:etiology*; D002367:Ricinus communis; D006801:Humans; D007428:Intradermal Tests; D008297:Male; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D012278:Ricinus
Anaphylaktischer Schock auf Rizinusbohnenschrot. Kasuistischer Beitrag.