Hepatomyoencephalopathy secondary to Cassia occidentalis poisoning: Report of three cases from North India
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Poisoning by Cassia Occidentalis
and is of very common occurrence in all these provinces. The plant is avoided by all grazing animals, and it is curious, considering how wide its distribution, how seldom poisoning from it is seen. A Burmese girl, aged about 3 years, was found playing with about 2 dozens of the half-ripe legumes of the plant, and two hours later, about 2 P.M., she was asked by her mother what she had done with ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0972-5229,1998-359X
DOI: 10.4103/ijccm.ijccm_85_18