Epidemic dropsy in the eastern region of Nepal

Journal of Tropical Pediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 8-13

  Singh, R ^a   Faridi, M M A ^a   Singh, K ^a   Siddiqui, R ^a   Bhatt, N ^a   Karna, S ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLYL ISOTHIOCYANATE; ARGEMONE OIL; SANGUINARINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANEMIA; ANUS PRURITUS; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BLEEDING; BRASSICA; CARDITIS; CHILD; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; COOKING; EDEMA; EPIDEMIC; ERYTHEMA; FAMILY; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; LEG; NEPAL; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; SARCOIDOSIS; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

EID: 0033045896     PISSN: 01426338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/45.1.8     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Park K. Epidemic dropsy. In: Park's Text Book of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jabalpur S.B.B. Publishers 14th edn. 1995; 385.
2. Modi JP. Argemone mexicana - irritant poisons. In: Modi's Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology, 21st edn. 1994; 164-5.
3. Kulkarni PS. Epidemic dropsy. In: Sainani GS (ed.), API Text Book of Medicine, 5th ed. Association of Physicians of India Bombay, 1992; 180-1.
4. Lawson AAH. Epidemic dropsy in acute poisoning. In: Davidson's Principles and Practice of Medicine, 17th edn. ELBS with Churchill Livingstone, 1995; 1146.
5. Manson-Bahr PEC, Bell DR. Epidemic dropsy. In: Plant Poisons: Manson's Tropical Diseases 16th edn. Baillière Tindall, London, 1987; 905-7.
6. Manson-Bahr PEC, Bell DR. Epidemic dropsy and eye diseases. In: Clinical Problems in Tropics, XVIV edn. Baillière Tindall, London, 1987; 1165-6.
7. Shah MJ, Manghani KK, Seth UK, Mehta JM, Karandikar PV. Epidemic dropsy: Epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic observations in 67 cases. Indian J Med Res 1969; 57: 1878-91.
8. Sachdev MS, Sood NN, Verma LK, Gupta SK, Jaffrey NF. Pathogenesis of epidemic dropsy glaucoma. Arch Ophthalmol 1988; 106: 1221-3.
9. Rathore MK. Ophthalmological study of epidemic dropsy. Br J Ophthalmol 1982; 66: 573-5.
10. Wadia RS, Relwani GS, Batra RK, Ichaporia RN, Grant BB. Epidemic dropsy in Poona 1969 (clinical features and one year follow up). J Assoc Phys India 1971; 19: 641-6.
11. Tandon RK, Singh DS, Arora RR. Lal Pearey, Tandon BN. Epidemic dropsy in New Delhi. Am J Clin Nutr 1975; 28: 883-7.
12. Comber S, Faridi MMA, Daral TS, Sharma PP. Epidemic dropsy in trans Yamuna areas of Delhi and UP. Indian Paediatr 1994; 31: 671-4.
13. Sodeman Jr WA. Plant poisoning. In: Hunter's Tropical Medicine, 7th edn. W.B. Saunders, Philadelphia, 1991; 866.
14. SenGupta PC, Napier LE. Haematological changes in epidemic dropsy. Indian J Med Res 1940; 28: 197-206.
15. Steyen. Personal communication to Dr RB Lal, cited by Chaudhari RN, Chakravarti NK. Treatment of epidemic dropsy. Indian Med Gazette 1950; 85: 165-72.
16. Sen A.K. Argemone oil. Indian Med Gazette 1946; 81: 126-8.