Acute poisoning in children from Jatropha curcas seeds - Moshobane MC, Wium C, Mokgola LV.

The semi-evergreen shrub, Jatropha curcas is native to Central and South America, but now occurs worldwide. Four children suffered severe symptoms of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting after ingesting the seeds of J. curcas. These cases support the listin...

Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news