Severe Destruction of the Upper Respiratory Structures After Brief Exposure to a Dieffenbachia Plant

Altin, Gokhan; Sanli, Arif; Erdogan, Banu; Paksoy, Mustafa; Aydin, Sedat; Altintoprak, Niyazi

doi:10.1097/scs.0b013e318286068b

Severe Destruction of the Upper Respiratory Structures After Brief Exposure to a Dieffenbachia Plant

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Altin G., Sanli A., Erdogan B. A., Paksoy M., Aydin S., Altintoprak N.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.24, no.3, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 24 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2013
Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0b013e318286068b
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Istanbul University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Dieffenbachia is a common domestic plant. Oral contact with the plant generally causes slight effects, but when chewed it may result in painful oropharyngeal edema. Even though the mechanism through which this plant causes toxicity is not known, calcium oxalate crystals (rhaphides) and protease in the idioblast of the plant are considered to be the causes. Our aim was to show the lethal effects of a common domestic plant named Dieffenbachia.