Acute poisoning with Diffenbachia picta.
Plants from the Araceae family contain unidentified volatile compounds that are highly irritative or corrosive. Patient aged 38 was admitted with acute poisoning with Diffenbachia picta exhibited as severe salivation, burning and pain of the oral cavity, mucosal edema and blistering. Treatment was conservative similar to that in corrosive poisonings. Patient was discharged after 14 d hospitalization without postburning complications.
Clinic of Acute Poisonings, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland.
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D000287:Administration, Topical; D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001768:Blister / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002125:Calcium Gluconate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000188:drug therapy; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012472:Salivation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D010406:Penicillins; C017668:prednisolone tetrahydrophthalate; D011239:Prednisolone; D002125:Calcium Gluconate