Journal of Preventive Medicine and Holistic Health
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue: 2

A rare case report of adult dumb cane poisoning

1Senior Consultant, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Apollo Hospital, Bangalore

3Associate Consultant, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Apollo Hospital, Bangalore

*Corresponding Author: Email: arjun.hosalli@gmail.com

Online published on 23 June, 2017.

Abstract

This is a case of 40yrs old male patient who presented with h/o consumption of the stem of the plant, with clinical features of swelling of mouth, face, lips leading to asymmetry of the face, difficulty in talking and change of voice. This was easily mistaken for angioedema/an anaphylactoid reaction due to unknown plant which later identified as dieffenbachia.