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Little Known Dangers of an Exotic Poisonous Fruit: Lessons From Two Cases of Konjac Ingestion

Amorphophallus konjac, often abbreviated to Konjac, is a perennial plant that is not uncommon in parts of Asia where it is cultivated as a food source. However, consumption of the raw plant has been known to be toxic to animals. We report the first human cases of Konjac poisoning in two children aft...

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Autores principales: Pillay, Roshni, Chemban, Faiz Mukthar, Pillay, Vijay V, Rathish, Balram
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7790319/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33425544
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.11972