Neurologic complications of dropsy: from possibility to reality.
Epidemic dropsy, which results from the accidental ingestion of mustard oil adulterated with argemone oil, has been associated with certain neurologic symptoms. The occurrence of objective neurologic involvement has, however, precluded this illness. We report two cases, who were victims of epidemic dropsy in the recent outbreak in India and showed objective neurologic deficit in the form of brachial neuritis.
Prabhakar
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Departments of Neurology and Biochemistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India. sudeshp@cpindia.com
Khurana
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Gill
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Choudhary
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Lal
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Das
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D000328:Adult; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D004487:Edema / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D020258:Neurotoxicity Syndromes / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000506:poisoning
D010938:Plant Oils; C030610:argemone oil