Citation

Sarkar S, Basu K, Das J, Datta S. J. Pediatr. Neurosci. 2017; 12(4): 353-355.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatric Medicine, IPGMER and SSKM Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Medknow Publications)

DOI

10.4103/jpn.JPN_84_17

PMID

29675076

PMCID

PMC5890557

Abstract

Accidental poisoning with Abrus precatorius (AP) can rarely produce neurological complication due to its toxic principle "Abrin". The plant is best known for its red seeds, which are used as beads and in percussion instruments. Ingestion of a single seed can be fatal to both adults and children The authors report such a case in a 2-year old child, who subsequently developed central pontine myelinolysis, an association, to the best of the author's knowledge, has never been reported in literature.

Language: en

Keywords

Abrin; abrus; myelinolysis; poisoning; pontine