[Fulminating hepatitis caused by glue thistle (Atractylis glummifera-L.), poisoning. Anatomo-pathological study of 4 cases]

Nouv Presse Med. 1975 Nov 22;4(40):2565-8.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The toxicity of the "glue thistle" is well known in Algeria. 10 children were involved in a case of collective poisoning. Only two survived. Histo-pathological studies were made in four cases, the clinical and histological picture being that of a fulminating hepatitis with major hepatocellular necrosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Algeria
  • Atractyloside / poisoning*
  • Autopsy
  • Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury / pathology*
  • Child
  • Glycosides / poisoning*
  • Hepatic Encephalopathy / chemically induced
  • Humans
  • Liver / pathology
  • Liver Cirrhosis / chemically induced
  • Liver Cirrhosis / pathology
  • Male
  • Plant Poisoning / pathology*
  • Prognosis

Substances

  • Glycosides
  • Atractyloside