Plant Poisoning, Oxalates: Differential Diagnoses & Workup

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Further Reading

Keywords

plant poisoning, poisonous plant, toxic plants, oxalate crystals, oxalate exposures, Philodendron, Dieffenbachia, Anthurium, Anthurium species, Arum, Araceae, Arisaema species, Caladium, Caladium bicolor, Calla lily, Zantedeschia species, Chinese evergreen, Aglaonema species, Dieffenbachia, Dieffenbachia species, Jack-in-the pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum, Monstera, Ceriman, Monstera deliciosa, Nephthytis, Syngonium podophyllum, Philodendron, Philodendron species, Pothos or Hunter's robe, Epipremnum aureum, skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus

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Jason F Kearney, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Associates, PC, Southwest Washington Medical Center
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William K Chiang, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine; Chief of Service, Department of Emergency Medicine, Bellevue Hospital Center
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Miguel C Fernández, MD, FAAEM, FACEP, FACMT, Associate Clinical Professor; Medical and Managing Director, South Texas Poison Center, Department of Surgery/Emergency Medicine and Toxicology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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Michael Hodgman, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Bassett Healthcare
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