Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis due to abrus precatorius poisoning – A case report

Abrus precatorius, commonly known as ‘Rosary pea’ or ‘Jequirity pea’ and known as ‘Shisham, Batrah-Hindi or Ain Alfreeth’ in the Middle East, grows wild in the tropical and subtropical areas of the world. The seeds of the plant contain one of the most potent toxins known to man. Poisoning with abrus...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elizabeth C. Ninan, Emmanuel James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016419300155