1.
Ann Emerg Med
; 23(5): 1116-8, 1994 May.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8185109
ABSTRACT
The endemic illness of Jamaica known as ackee poisoning is reported for the first time in the United States. The toxic exposure resulted from the consumption of canned ackee. The epidemiology, diagnosis, theoretical mechanism, and possible therapy of this disease are discussed.
Subject(s)
Fruit/adverse effects , Plant Poisoning/diagnosis , Plant Poisoning/etiology , Vomiting/diagnosis , Vomiting/etiology , Adipates/urine , Adult , Chromatography, Gas , Emergency Service, Hospital , Female , Fluid Therapy , Humans , Jamaica/ethnology , Lactates/urine , Lactic Acid , Ohio/epidemiology , Plant Poisoning/epidemiology , Plant Poisoning/therapy , Plant Poisoning/urine , Vomiting/epidemiology , Vomiting/therapy , Vomiting/urine
2.
Ann Emerg Med
; 23(5): 1116-8, May 1994.
Article
| MedCarib
| ID: med-8012