Citation

Vashishtha VM, Kumar A, John TJ, Nayak NC. Indian Pediatr. 2007; 44(7): 522-525.

Affiliation

Mangla Hospital, Shakti Chowk, Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, 246 701, India,Department of Community Health, St. Stephens Hospital, Tis Hazari, New Delhi 110054, India, 439, Civil Supplies Godown Lane, Kamalakshipuram, Vellore, (Tamil Nadu) 632 002, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Indian Pediatrics)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

17684305

Abstract

We investigated cases of the annual seasonal outbreaks of acute hepato-myo-encephalopathy in young children in western Uttar Pradesh for causal association with Cassia occidentalis poisoning, by a prospective survey in 2006. During September-October homes of 10 consecutive cases were visited and history of eating Cassia beans was obtained in all. Nine children died within 4-5 days. There appears to be an etiological association between consumption of Cassia occidentalis beans and acute hepato-myo-encephalopathy.

Language: en