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A Case of Poisoning with Abrus precatarius Complicated with Bilateral Basal Ganglia Haemorrhage. Case Rep Neurol Med 2022; 2022:3318197. [PMID: 36061310 PMCID: PMC9436552 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3318197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Abrus precatarius is a tropical climber, whose seeds contain abrin, which is known to cause toxicity in humans. We report a case of a young girl, who presented with haemorrhagic enterocolitis, bilateral septal vein thrombosis, and basal ganglia haemorrhage leading to seizures and coma, following ingestion of toxic A. precatarius seeds. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first ever case to describe such an intracranial complication of abrin poisoning.
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