Poisoning due to Abrus precatorius (jequirity bean).
The management of a patient with poisoning due to ingestion of the jequirity bean (Abrus precatorius) is presented. The clinical features of this case included pulmonary oedema and hypertension; this has not been recorded previously in the literature associated with jequirity bean poisoning.
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Anaesthesia, General Hospital (Teaching), Kandy, Sri Lanka. dirghk@slt.lk
D029912:Abrus / Q000506:poisoning*; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*