title: Jamaican vomiting sickness in Toledo, Ohio.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, St Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: McTague
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Forney
mesh_terms: D000272:Adipates / Q000652:urine; D000328:Adult; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D005638:Fruit / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007563:Jamaica / Q000208:ethnology; D007773:Lactates / Q000652:urine; D019344:Lactic Acid; D009820:Ohio / Q000453:epidemiology; D010939:Plant Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy / Q000652:urine; D014839:Vomiting / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D000272:Adipates; D007773:Lactates; D019344:Lactic Acid; C029900:adipic acid