TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Attempted suicide by intoxication with Ricinus communis seeds
JO  - Padiatrische praxis
A1  - Vogel, C.
A1  - Skiba, M.
A1  - Worbs, S.
A1  - Dorner, B.G.
A1  - Kaßberger, F.
SP  - 467
EP  - 472
VL  - 95
IS  - 3
N2  - Recently ricin has become the focus of public attention in Germany due to a thwarted bioterrorist incident in Cologne [6]. Ingestions of caster seeds in suicidal attempt have been reported worldwide [1]. Thus, data on the clinical course of an intoxication are of particular interest. Our patient has recovered completely under symptomatic therapy after an oral ingestion of 40 castor seeds despite the potentially lethal dose and distinct symptoms of intoxication (rhabdomyolosis, long-QT-syndrome, hyperthermia, hepatopathy). Detection of ricin from feces and ricinine from serum and urine over the course of seven days post ingestionem confirmed ricin poisoning. © 2021 Mediengruppe Oberfranken - Fachverlage GmbH & Co. KG. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: de</p>
LA  - de
SN  - 0030-9346
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -