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   changing pattern of epidemic dropsy in north india  
   
نویسنده sharma navneet ,mohan naina ,bhalla ashish ,sharma aman ,singh surjit
منبع asia pacific journal of medical toxicology - 2013 - دوره : 2 - شماره : 3 - صفحه:87 -91
چکیده    Background:epidemic dropsy occurs due to ingestion of mustard oil contaminated with oil from argemone mexicana, leading to edema and tenderness of the abdomen, upper and lower limbs. in this study, clinical profiles of patients presented with epidemic dropsy in north india are described. methods: this was a prospective study of patients presented with epidemic dropsy to the emergency department of nehru hospital, during the period from march 2004 to december 2011. inclusion criteria were patients presenting with tender bilateral pitting leg edema and dermal telangiectasia. clinical and laboratory data of patients were entered into case record forms at the time of presentation until discharge from the hospital. results: leg edema was the principal symptom in our series, and was in concurrence with current literature. erythema has only been reported in 35-82% of published series, though it was present in all of our patients. similarly, features such as diarrhea, hepatomegaly and anemia were more frequent in our cases compared to the literature. furthermore, pancytopenia which was documented on peripheral blood counts in 54% of our cases has never been reported before. conclusion: epidemic dropsy should be considered in patients presenting with progressive erythema, edema, and tenderness of the limbs who had a history of consumption of mustard oil and confirmation of argemone oil contamination according to laboratory tests.
کلیدواژه argemone mexicana ,dihydrosanguinarine ,dropsy ,poisoning ,sanguinarine
آدرس postgraduate institute of medical education and research, department of internal medicine, india, king's college london, uk, postgraduate institute of medical education and research, department of internal medicine, india, postgraduate institute of medical education and research, department of internal medicine, india, postgraduate institute of medical education and research, department of internal medicine, india
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