| optic disc vasculitis in epidemic dropsy. | during an outbreak of epidemic dropsy in delhi, 233 patients were studied. retinal changes including venous dilatation and tortuosity, haemorrhages and disc oedema were observed. a clinical picture compatible with type i optic disc vasculitis was seen in 13 eyes and that of type ii in 3 eyes. fluorescein angiography was carried out in 23 randomly selected cases. relevant angiographic findings included dilated and tortuous retinal veins, prominent vascular staining, blocked fluorescence, microane ... | 1987 | 3430862 |
| argemone mexicana poisoning: autopsy findings of two cases. | epidemic dropsy, a disease due to argemone mexicana poisoning, is characterized by pathological accumulation of diluted lymph in body tissues and cavities. recently, the largest epidemic of the disease in india affected delhi and its neighboring states during the months of august-september 1998. over 3000 persons fell ill, and more than 65 died in the state of delhi alone. two cases belonging to the same family died, out of the large number of cases admitted in this tertiary care teaching hospit ... | 2001 | 11056284 |
| epidemic dropsy: observations on pathophysiology and clinical features during the delhi epidemic of 1998. | epidemic dropsy results from the consumption of edible oils adulterated with argemone mexicana oil by unscrupulous traders. twenty consecutive 'in-door' patients of dropsy were intensively studied during the recent delhi epidemic. samples of edible oil used by them, their urine and their serum samples tested positive for sanguinarine on thin layer chromatography. the illness starts as a gastro-enteric illness followed by oliguria and pedal oedema. the following are often observed: cutaneous eryt ... | 2002 | 11931204 |