Acute Voluntary Intoxication by Ricin
@article{Kopferschmitt1983AcuteVI, title={Acute Voluntary Intoxication by Ricin}, author={J. Kopferschmitt and F. Flesch and A. Lugnier and P. Sauder and A. Jaeger and J. Mantz}, journal={Human and Experimental Toxicology}, year={1983}, volume={2}, pages={239 - 242} }
1 A 21 year-old student ingested thirty ricin seeds in a suicidal attempt, some of which were masticated. Three hours later he developed severe diarrhoea with vomiting and abdominal cramps, followed by extracellular dehydration and circulatory collapse. 2 Biological changes included haemoconcentration. He recovered following symptomatic treatment by infusion of saline and glucose solutions. 3 Ricin was quantified by a radioimmunologic method using Iodine 125, and showed that only a small part… CONTINUE READING
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