Plant poisoning: a hospital-based study in Sri Lanka.
This is a prospective hospital based study of 148 cases of plant poisoning seen by the author during a 12 year period. All cases were accidental. There were 2 deaths. Some measures to reduce the incidence of plant poisoning in Sri Lanka are listed.
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Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004881:Ergotism / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D018514:Plant Structures / Q000506:poisoning*; D010947:Plants, Toxic / Q000506:poisoning*; D013188:Sri Lanka / Q000453:epidemiology