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Case Report

Severe uvular edema and nasal mucosal necrosis due to Ecbalium elaterium (squirting cucumber): An allergic reaction or direct toxic effect?

Cenker Eken Department of Emergency Medicine, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
, M.D.,
Kerem Ozbek Department of Emergency Medicine, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
, M.D.,
Canan Kuk Yildirim Department of Emergency Medicine, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
, M.D. &
Oktay Eray Department of Emergency Medicine, Akdeniz University School of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey
, M.D.
Pages 257-258 | Received 20 Sep 2006, Accepted 29 Nov 2006, Published online: 20 Jan 2009

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Demet Arslan, Aysun Ekinci, Akgul Arici, Eda Bozdemir, Esref Akil & Hasan Huseyin Ozdemir. (2017) Effects of Ecballium elaterium on brain in a rat model of sepsis-associated encephalopathy. Libyan Journal of Medicine 12:1.
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