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. 1995 May;71(835):305–306. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.71.835.305

Fatal bronchospasm after oral ingestion of isphagula

DC Hulbert, PJ Thorpe, AJ Winning, MW Beckett

PMCID: PMC2398103 PMID: 7596941

Abstract

We report the case of a 40-year-old asthmatic who suffered fatal bronchospasm following oral injestion of a laxative containing isphagula.

Keywords: asthma, bronchospasm, isphagula

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