Moldy sugarcane poisoning--a case report with a brief review

J Toxicol Clin Toxicol. 1995;33(4):363-7. doi: 10.3109/15563659509028924.

Abstract

A five-year-old girl developed an acute encephalopathy after eating a piece of moldy sugarcane. Delayed symptomatic dystonia was the main effect; cranial CT scans revealed bilateral lenticular lucencies. This case is typical of moldy sugarcane poisoning cases previously reported only in China. 3-Nitropropionic acid produced by Arthrinium sp is the most likely etiologic agent.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Carbohydrates / poisoning*
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Food Contamination / analysis*
  • Foodborne Diseases / etiology
  • Fungi / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Mycotoxins / analysis*
  • Nitro Compounds
  • Plant Poisoning / complications*
  • Plants, Edible / chemistry
  • Plants, Edible / microbiology*
  • Propionates / analysis*

Substances

  • Carbohydrates
  • Mycotoxins
  • Nitro Compounds
  • Propionates
  • 3-nitropropionic acid