Ricin poisoning causing death after ingestion of herbal medicine

Ricin poisoning causing death after ingestion of herbal medicine

Ricin intoxication is a fatal and an uncommon medical condition. We report a case of ricin poisoning in a 42-year-old Saudi male patient who ingested a herbal medicine mixture containing ricin bean powder, after which he presented with gastrointestinal symptoms followed by gastrointestinal bleeding...

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Main Author: Abdullah. S. Assiri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2012-05-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2012.315
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spelling doaj-93f5295bab174c358fcb07054bc5d3842020-11-25T01:18:10ZengKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research CentreAnnals of Saudi Medicine0256-49470975-44662012-05-0132331531710.5144/0256-4947.2012.315asm-3-315Ricin poisoning causing death after ingestion of herbal medicineAbdullah. S. Assiri0From the Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi ArabiaRicin intoxication is a fatal and an uncommon medical condition. We report a case of ricin poisoning in a 42-year-old Saudi male patient who ingested a herbal medicine mixture containing ricin bean powder, after which he presented with gastrointestinal symptoms followed by gastrointestinal bleeding and hypotension. The patient then passed into a state of shock with respiratory failure followed by cardiac arrest and death. Public health awareness of self-prescribed herbal medications is necessary.https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2012.315
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title Ricin poisoning causing death after ingestion of herbal medicine
title_short Ricin poisoning causing death after ingestion of herbal medicine
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title_full_unstemmed Ricin poisoning causing death after ingestion of herbal medicine
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publisher King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
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description Ricin intoxication is a fatal and an uncommon medical condition. We report a case of ricin poisoning in a 42-year-old Saudi male patient who ingested a herbal medicine mixture containing ricin bean powder, after which he presented with gastrointestinal symptoms followed by gastrointestinal bleeding and hypotension. The patient then passed into a state of shock with respiratory failure followed by cardiac arrest and death. Public health awareness of self-prescribed herbal medications is necessary.
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