［2023年4月13日］
一名59歲女子，今日在大埔住所附近採摘野生芋頭，返家居進食後隨即出現口腔灼熱、嘴唇腫痛和喉嚨不適等病徵。病人同日前往雅麗氏何妙齡那打素醫院急症室求診，其後入院接受進一步治療，現時情況穩定。臨床診斷為懷疑草酸鈣針晶體中毒。衞生署衞生防護中心正調查個案，並提醒市民切勿採食野生植物，留意含草酸鈣針晶體的蔬菜，慎防誤食海芋中毒。
芋頭是配製菜式和甜品的常用食材。然而，一些外形類似芋頭的植物（如海芋）含有毒素，誤食會引致中毒。誤食含草酸鈣針晶體的植物會刺傷和刺激皮膚及黏膜，如舌頭、口腔與嘴唇麻痺和灼熱，以及舌頭或嘴唇腫脹。進食意外混有含草酸鈣針晶體植物的蔬菜亦可能引致食物中毒。在進食蔬菜時，市民應留意從可靠的供應商購買蔬菜；及取走混在食用蔬菜裏的其他植物，並在煮食前徹底洗淨蔬菜。
The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health is today (April 13) investigating a case of suspected food poisoning and reminded the public not to pick or consume wild plants and to beware of vegetables containing calcium oxalate raphide to avoid food poisoning due to accidental consumption of giant alocasia.
The female patient, aged 59, developed burning sensation of mouth, lip pain and swelling, as well as throat discomfort shortly after consuming a wild taro at home in Tai Po today. She attended the Accident and Emergency Department of Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital on the same day and was later admitted for further treatment. She is now in a stable condition. The clinical diagnosis was suspected calcium oxalate raphide poisoning.
Initial investigations revealed that the wild taro the patient had consumed was picked near her residence today. The CHP's investigation is ongoing.
Taro is a popular ingredient used to prepare various dishes and desserts. However, some plants look like taro (e.g. giant alocasia) but contain toxins which can cause food poisoning. Consuming plants containing calcium oxalate raphide (a needle-shaped crystal of the chemical) can injure the skin and mucous membranes and cause irritation, such as numbness and burning sensation of the tongue, mouth and lips, and swelling of the tongue and lips. Consumption of vegetables accidentally mixed with calcium oxalate raphide-containing plants may also cause food poisoning.
Members of the public should take heed of the following when consuming vegetables:
Do not pick or consume wild plants;
Purchase vegetables from reliable suppliers; and
Remove any plants mixed with edible vegetables and wash them thoroughly before cooking and consumption.
⬇️登入網頁接收最新港聞⬇️
https://www.cvrhk.com
-------------------------------------------------
*訂閱、追蹤《全民新聞》YOUTUBE頻道:
https://www.youtube.com/c/全民新聞CVRHK
-------------------------------------------------
支持《全民新聞》，只需課「Like」、課「分享」！動動手指讚好、分享我哋嘅新聞 Post 同留言，就係對我哋最有效率嘅支持！全民一齊支持本地新聞媒體！
-------------------------------------------------
支持全民小店《維瓦》，等於支持全民！
*全民小店購物《維瓦völva》FB專頁:
https://www.facebook.com/volvahk
《維瓦》店舖地址：
旺角西洋菜南街銀城廣場地庫B31號舖