TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Toxicities of raw Alocasia odora
JO  - Human and experimental toxicology
A1  - Moon, Jeong Mi
A1  - Lee, Byeong Kook
A1  - Chun, Byeong Jo
SP  - 1720
EP  - 1723
VL  - 30
IS  - 10
N2  - Alocasia, the Araceae family, is a genus of more than 100 species of perennial, herbaceous, diminutive to extremely large, usually robust herbs with a clear-to-milky latex. They are distributed throughout subtropical and tropical Asia and in the tropical western pacific as well as eastern Australia. Despite easy access to A odora, there have been no published reports in English regarding the toxic symptoms following the ingestion of raw A odora. Here, the clinical manifestations of 2 patients that ingested raw A odora are described. Two patients experienced oral numbness and intractable tongue pain, and 1 patient required endotracheal intubation because of upper respiratory tract obstruction. Although conservative treatment is the primary approach to A odora poisoning, physicians should be aware of the potential for upper respiratory obstruction in patients exposed to A odora, as well as the need for controlling tongue pain.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0960-3271
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0960327110393760
ID  - ref1
ER  -