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Toxic encephalopathy due to colchicine—Gloriosa superba poisoning
- Correspondence to Dr Praveen Weeratunga, University Medical Unit, National Hospital of Sri Lanka, No 4/1, High Street, Walana, Panadura KT 12500, Sri Lanka; prav782{at}yahoo.com
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Toxic encephalopathy due to colchicine—Gloriosa superba poisoning
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- First published March 3, 2014.
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April 14, 2016
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