Indian carp (Labeo Rohita) gall bladder poisoning-report of four cases in a single family

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 749-752

  Patnaik, Rashmi ^a   Kar, Subhranshu Sekhar ^a,b   Ray, Rajib ^a   Mahapatro, Samarendra ^a  

^a Hi Tech Medical College and Hospital   (India)

^b Hi Tech Medical Campus ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Gall bladder; Renal failure; Toxin

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CRAMP; ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ANASARCA; ANURIA; ARTICLE; CARP; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; DELIRIUM; DIARRHEA; ECHOGRAPHY; FOOD POISONING; GALLBLADDER; HEMATURIA; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; TOXIC HEPATITIS; VOMITING;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; ANIMALS; CARPS; CHILD; FOODBORNE DISEASES; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL;

EID: 79958286951     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: 09737693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-010-0329-1     Document Type: Article

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