Aplin P J, Eliseo T
Emergency Department, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, SA.
Med J Aust. 1997 Sep 1;167(5):260-1. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1997.tb125050.x.
Ingestion of seeds of the castor oil plant is rare, and may cause toxicity but rarely death. The presumed toxic component is ricin, a highly potent cellular poison. We report the case of a young adult who ingested a large number of the seeds, causing initial toxicity, but with subsequent full recovery. The management of such ingestions and the apparent discrepancy between the extreme toxicity of ricin and the generally milder toxicity of ingested seeds are discussed.
蓖麻籽的摄入情况较为罕见，可能会导致中毒，但很少致死。推测其有毒成分是蓖麻毒素，一种剧毒的细胞毒素。我们报告了一例年轻成年人摄入大量蓖麻籽的病例，该病例起初出现中毒症状，但随后完全康复。本文讨论了此类摄入情况的处理方法，以及蓖麻毒素的极端毒性与摄入蓖麻籽通常毒性较轻之间明显的差异。
