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Abstract

Common milk hedge (Euphorbia neriifolia) is grown as a hedge plant in various parts of India. The latex of this plant, which is in the form of a white milky juice, has corrosive effect on contact with skin and mucous membrane. Cases of deliberate ingestion of this juice have rarely been reported in literature. One such rare case of ingestion of the latex with attendant clinical manifestations has been presented here.