Cassia occidentalis poisoning causes fatal coma in children in western Uttar Pradesh.

Vashishtha, Vipin M; Kumar, Amod; John, T Jacob; Nayak, N C

Vashishtha, Vipin M; Kumar, Amod; John, T Jacob; Nayak, N C.

Indian Pediatr ; 2007 Jul; 44(7): 522-5

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-8590

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We investigated cases of the annual seasonal outbreaks of acute hepato-myo-encephalopathy in young children in western Uttar Pradesh for causal association with Cassia occidentalis poisoning, by a prospective survey in 2006. During September-October homes of 10 consecutive cases were visited and history of eating Cassia beans was obtained in all. Nine children died within 4-5 days. There appears to be an etiological association between consumption of Cassia occidentalis beans and acute hepato-myo-encephalopathy.

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Brain Diseases/etiology; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Coma/etiology; Disease Outbreaks; Environment; Female; Humans; India/epidemiology; Liver Diseases/etiology; Male; Muscular Diseases/etiology; Prospective Studies; Rural Population; Seeds; Senna Plant/poisoning; Syndrome

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Main subject: Rural Population / Seeds / Syndrome / Brain Diseases / Female / Humans / Male / Case-Control Studies / Child / Child, Preschool Type of study: Etiology study / Observational study / Risk factors Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Indian Pediatr Year: 2007 Type: Article

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