Assessing the risk of epidemic dropsy from black salve use
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DOI: 10.1002/jat.3619
Abstract: Epidemic dropsy is a potentially life‐threatening condition resulting from the ingestion of argemone oil derived from the seeds of Argemone mexicana Linn. Exposure to argemone oil is usually inadvertent, arising from mustard cooking oil adulteration.… read more here.
Keywords: risk; dropsy; black salve; epidemic dropsy ... See more keywords
The "thirsty dropsy": Early descriptions in medical and non-medical authors of thirst as symptom of chronic heart failure.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.07.104
Abstract: BACKGROUND Patients with chronic heart failure may suffer from severe thirst, even if mechanisms that cause thirst in subjects affected by this condition are not clear. Medical and non-medical authors may have already recognized this… read more here.
Keywords: medical non; dropsy; heart failure; chronic heart ... See more keywords