Jatropha curcas-poisoning

Kulkarni, Megha; Sreekar, Harinatha; Keshavamurthy, K. S.; Shenoy, Nivedita

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“…Occasional reports have previously reported absence of diarrhea. [1678] As has been suggested in literature, one reason for this could be the difference of species of the Jatropha seeds. [4] Curd is also known to neutralize toxic effects of Jatropha.…”

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Absence of diarrhea in purge nut ingestion: A case series of eight children

Singhal

Chavali

Nangalu

et al. 2013

J Ayurveda Integr Med

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There are very few case reports in literature of J. curcas poisoning. Previously grown as an ornamental plant; it is presently being cultivated on a large scale for its seed oil, which is used as biodiesel. This has brought this plant in close vicinity to the human population, exposing them to the chance ingestion. We are presenting clinical and biochemical profile of eight children with J. curcas poisoning. The plant is commonly known to be a purgative and gastrointestinal irritant but the most conspicuous feature in our patients was absence of diarrhea. Lethargy, severe abdominal pain, inability to ingest anything, and intense thirst were the most prominent complaints in all children. The symptoms in all the patients were significant enough to merit admission and intravenous fluid therapy. Hematological and biochemical workup revealed neutrophilia and raised serum alkaline phosphatase in all patients while leukocytosis was observed in 5 of them. Electrocardiography was normal in all the patients.

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Absence of diarrhea in purge nut ingestion: A case series of eight children

Singhal

Chavali

Nangalu

et al. 2013

J Ayurveda Integr Med

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“…Jatropha Curcas poisoning is a fairly common occurrence in Indian population [1,2]. It follows ingestion of the plant's nuts.…”

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Purpura following a rare etiology; a diagnostic dilemmaon the back

Raghunath¹,

Sreekar²,

Harinatha³

2012

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Sir,Jatropha Curcas poisoning is a fairly common occurrence in Indian population [1,2]. It follows ingestion of the plant's nuts. It generally manifests with complaints of vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea [3]. These are attributed to the Toxalbumin, Curcin and cyanic acid found in these nuts. Though it generally presents with symptoms of mild gastroenteritis, it may sometimes be severe enough to cause hypovolemic shock. We came across an 8 year old child who presented with these symptoms following consumption of the Jatropha Curcas nuts. She also presented with newly developed purpuric spots over whole of the body (Fig. 1). They were especially prominent over the knees. Her blood work-up did not reveal any other cause of the purpurae. There were no signs of vasculitis either. She was managed conservatively with fluid resuscitation. The purpuric spots resolved over 3 weeks. We conclude that, though poisonong following Jatropha Curcas results in gastroenteritis, it can also result in purpuric spots. This is the first known dermatologic manifestation and may be misinterpreted by the unwary physician.

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“…Reports on the intoxication of humans by accidental ingestion of the oil or seeds have appeared in Hawaii, Florida, Philippines and India (Kulkarni et al, 2005). The symptoms of intoxication in humans include burning and pain in the mouth and throat, vomiting, delirium, muscle shock, decrease of visual capacity, and an increase in heart rate (Kingsbury, 1964).…”

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Ricin (from Ricinus communis) as undesirable substances in animal feed - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain

2008

EFSA Journal

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Ricin is a toxic glycoprotein (with several minor variants) belonging to the type II group of ribosome inactivating proteins (type II RIP) found in the seeds (beans) of the castor oil plant (Ricinus communis L. (Euphorbiaceae)). It is composed of two polypeptide chains of approximately 30 kDa joined by a disulfide bond. A limited number of other plants in the same family contain type II RIPs, i.a. subtropical leguminous climber Abrus precatorius L. and, Croton 1 For citation purposes: Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain on a request from the European Commission on ricin (from Ricinus communis) as undesirable substances in animal feed.

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Jatropha curcas-poisoning

Cited by 29 publications

References 5 publications

Absence of diarrhea in purge nut ingestion: A case series of eight children

Absence of diarrhea in purge nut ingestion: A case series of eight children

Purpura following a rare etiology; a diagnostic dilemmaon the back

Ricin (from Ricinus communis) as undesirable substances in animal feed - Scientific Opinion of the Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain

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