Trinity School of Medicine, Ratho Mill, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, West Indies.
J Travel Med. 2011 Nov-Dec;18(6):422-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2011.00568.x. Epub 2011 Oct 12.
We report an outbreak of Manchineel dermatitis and ophthalmitis in four students from North America who visited the island of Bequia, West Indies. The exposure resulted from taking shelter during a rain storm under a Manchineel tree. Manchineel exposure and ingestion can lead to severe and even fatal disease.
我们报告了一起在四名来自北美的学生中爆发的毒番石榴性皮炎和眼炎事件，这些学生曾在西印度群岛的贝基亚岛旅行。暴露原因是在一场暴雨中躲在毒番石榴树下避雨。接触毒番石榴或误食毒番石榴可导致严重甚至致命的疾病。
