PMC5701385_01
Patient's necklace containing ricin beans
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Fig1
This necklace was bought in Cuba and consisted of castor beans (Fig. 1).
Ricin bean prick-to-prick test for patient (a) and healthy control (b). +, histamine control; -, negative control; r, ricin
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Fig2
Prick to prick test with this castor bean was strongly positive (Fig. 2) and specific IgE for castor bean were highly positive (91.8 kU/l).