Acute ackee fruit intoxication
Synonyms: Acute intoxication by Blighia sapida | Jamaican vomiting sickness | Jamaican vomiting syndrome
A rare disorder due to poisoning caused by the ingestion of unripe Blighia sapida fruits clinically characterized by toxic hypoglycaemia and inhibition of neoglucogenesis.
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