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Case Reports
. 2018 Feb;32(2):243-247.
doi: 10.1038/eye.2017.204. Epub 2017 Sep 22.

Ubiquitous euphorbia is anything but euphoria for the eye: a reminder to get any area of contact with the toxic sap under the tap

K McVeigh  1
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Ubiquitous euphorbia is anything but euphoria for the eye: a reminder to get any area of contact with the toxic sap under the tap

K McVeigh. Eye (Lond). 2018 Feb.
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Euphorbia Lathyrsis (caper spurge).
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A guide to toxic UK plants for eye care professionals and gardeners.
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A guide to toxic UK plants for eye care professionals and gardeners.
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