A small child was poisoned by a popular houseplant in St. Petersburg

Photo: pixabay.com

In St. Petersburg, a six-year-old boy ate the stem of a Dieffenbachia plants and ended up in the hospital with acute poisoning. Fontanka writes about this.

The incident occurred in an apartment in the Petrogradsky district. The child, while the adults were distracted, decided to taste the plant and ate several stems. Soon he became ill, his parents turned to doctors.

The boy was diagnosed with acute poisoning. He is in the surgical department, he is receiving assistance.

Dieffenbachia is a fairly popular and easy-to-care houseplant, but you must remember that its juice is poisonous, it causes burns on the skin, swelling and temporary blindness.