Star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) intoxication: an important cause of consciousness disturbance in patients with renal failure

Ren Fail. 2002 May;24(3):379-82. doi: 10.1081/jdi-120005373.

Abstract

Star fruit intoxication is a rare cause of consciousness disturbance in patients with renal failure. Most cases in the literature are uremic patients on maintenance dialysis. We present a patient with chronic renal failure, who was not on dialysis program yet, suffered from star fruit intoxication with presentation of consciousness disturbance and successfully managed by a session of hemodialysis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Consciousness Disorders / etiology*
  • Consciousness Disorders / therapy
  • Food Hypersensitivity / etiology
  • Food Hypersensitivity / therapy
  • Fruit / poisoning*
  • Humans
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications*
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / therapy
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Renal Dialysis