Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) intoxication: An important cause of consciousness disturbance in patients with renal failure

Renal Failure

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 379-382

  Chang, Chin Tung ^a   Chen, Yung Chang ^a   Fang, Ji Tseng ^a   Huang, Chiu Ching ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chronic renal failure; Consciousness disturbance; Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola)

Indexed keywords

NEUROTOXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVERRHOA CARAMBOLA; CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; FRUIT; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; UREMIA; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; FOOD ALLERGY; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY;

CASE REPORT; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDERS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FRUIT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; RENAL DIALYSIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036022128     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JDI-120005373     Document Type: Article

References (4)

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3. Intoxication by star fruit (averrhoa carambola) in six dialysis patients? (Preliminary Report)
4. Fatal outcome after ingestion of star fruit (averrhoa carambola) in uremic patients