A Case of Poisoning with Abrus precatarius Complicated with Bilateral Basal Ganglia Haemorrhage

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 ing...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rajaratnam, Arun, Dissanayake, Kishan, Kularatne, Kiertie, Bowattage, Sunil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9436552/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36061310
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3318197
Descripción
Sumario: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.

Ejemplares similares