Citation

Fine DR, Shepherd HA, Griffiths GD, Green M. Med. Sci. Law 1992; 32(1): 70-72.

Affiliation

Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, British Academy of Forensic Sciences, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1740988

Abstract

Ricin, one of the most potent toxins known, has a lethal dose range of 1-10 mg per kilogram (Crompton and Gall, 1980) when injected. There is no effective treatment. We report a case of sub-lethal poisoning by self-injection.

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