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Case Reports
. 1991 Mar;36(2):599-601.

Fatal taxine poisoning from yew leaf ingestion

L E Sinn  1 , J F Porterfield
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  • PMID: 2066734
Case Reports

Fatal taxine poisoning from yew leaf ingestion

L E Sinn et al. J Forensic Sci. 1991 Mar.

Abstract

A case of fatal taxine poisoning from the ingestion of yew leaves by a young college man is reported. The toxicity of the plant is discussed, and the limited medical literature is reviewed.

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