Citrullus colocynthis as the Cause of Acute Rectorrhagia

Introduction. Citrullus colocynthis Schrad. is a commonly used medicinal plant especially as a hypoglycemic agent. Case Presentation. Four patients with colocynth intoxication are presented. The main clinical feature was acute rectorrhagia preceeded by mucosal diarrhea with tenesmus, which graduall...

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Main Authors: Javadzadeh, Hamid Reza, Davoudi, Amir, Davoudi, Farnoush, Valizadegan, Ghasem, Goodarzi, Hasan, Mahmoodi, Sadrollah, Ghane, Mohammad Reza, Faraji, Mehrdad
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3683433/