Absence of diarrhea in purge nut ingestion: A case series of eight children
| Autor: | Prashant Chavan, K H Chavali, Romi Nangalu, Kamal Kumar Singhal |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Abdominal pain Population Case Report Gastroenterology jatropha Lethargy Internal medicine Drug Discovery medicine Ingestion Leukocytosis multifida education lcsh:Miscellaneous systems and treatments education.field_of_study business.industry food and beverages plant poisoning lcsh:RZ409.7-999 Neutrophilia Surgery Diarrhea Plant Poisoning Complementary and alternative medicine curcas medicine.symptom business Ayurveda |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 176-180 (2013) |
| ISSN: | 0975-9476 |
| Popis: | There are very few case reports in literature of J. curcas poisoning. Previously grown as an ornamental plant; it is presently being cultivated on a large scale for its seed oil, which is used as biodiesel. This has brought this plant in close vicinity to the human population, exposing them to the chance ingestion. We are presenting clinical and biochemical profile of eight children with J. curcas poisoning. The plant is commonly known to be a purgative and gastrointestinal irritant but the most conspicuous feature in our patients was absence of diarrhea. Lethargy, severe abdominal pain, inability to ingest anything, and intense thirst were the most prominent complaints in all children. The symptoms in all the patients were significant enough to merit admission and intravenous fluid therapy. Hematological and biochemical workup revealed neutrophilia and raised serum alkaline phosphatase in all patients while leukocytosis was observed in 5 of them. Electrocardiography was normal in all the patients. |
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