Jatropha Curcas Poisoning in a Group of Agricultural Labourer

Jatropha curcas belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family and is found in the coastal areas of tropics. There are few reported cases of its poisoning in pediatric and in adults; we have not come across mass accidental poisoning among the agricultural farmers in literature. However, we found a group of 18...

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Published inMedico-legal update Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 155 - 158
Main Authors S, Sudhakar, S, Sreedhar Reddy, KM, Roop Kumar, G, Mahesh, O, Murugesa Bharathi, Singh, Uday Pal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi Dr. R.K. Sharma 01.01.2013
Institute of Medico-Legal Publications
Subjects
Abdomen
Acids
Curcin
Diarrhea
Fruits
Jatropha
Leaves
Manual workers
Mydriasis
Neutrophilic Leukocytosis
Poisoning
Poisons
Seeds
Studies
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Summary:Jatropha curcas belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family and is found in the coastal areas of tropics. There are few reported cases of its poisoning in pediatric and in adults; we have not come across mass accidental poisoning among the agricultural farmers in literature. However, we found a group of 18 agricultural labourers affected by the poisoning of its seeds, who presented with complaints of vomiting, colicky abdominal pain, giddiness and diarrhea with in few minutes and reported to the casualty in a couple of hours. Illness was self-limiting without any complications during the entire hospital stay and follow up.
ISSN:0971-720X
0974-1283