Fatal taxine poisoning from yew leaf ingestion

¹Lancaster County Coroner's Office, Lincoln, NE.

|March 1, 1991

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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