go back

FEEDING: LITCHI TOXICITY [EXTERNAL]

FEEDING: LITCHI TOXICITY [EXTERNAL]
The cause of hypoglycemic encephalopathy in Muzzaffarpur is related to the consumption of semi ripe and ripe litchi fruits by undernourished children [Asthana S et al. 2019]
Laboratory findings    D-Glucose dec (blood)
    Methylenecyclopropylglycine (MCPG) inc (urine)
Symptoms    early death
    encephalopathy
    hypoglycemia
    onset, childhood