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Poisoning of germinated potato and its diagnosis and treatment

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, Potatoes are also known as potatoes and yam eggs. Potato contains a kind of alkaloid-solanine, which has strong irritation and corrosiveness to the gastric membrane, and has an inhibitory effect on the central nervous system, especially the respiratory center. The content of solanine is generally very small, but the content of solanine around the sprouted potato bud and in the tender bud is very high, which can cause poisoning after accidental eating. The clinical manifestation of acute poisoning usually occurs within 10 minutes to several hours after eating. Burning sensation in the mouth and pharynx followed by nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea

Potatoes are also known as potatoes and yam eggs. Potato contains a kind of alkaloid-solanine, which has strong irritation and corrosiveness to the gastric membrane, and has an inhibitory effect on the central nervous system, especially the respiratory center. The content of solanine is generally very small, but the content of solanine around the sprouted potato bud and in the tender bud is very high, which can cause poisoning after accidental eating.

The clinical manifestation of acute poisoning usually occurs within 10 minutes to several hours after eating. First there is a burning sensation in the mouth and pharynx, followed by nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms. The mild ones healed in 1 to 2 days, the severe ones could have elevated body temperature, convulsions, coma, dyspnea, cyanosis, and severe cases could die because of respiratory muscle paralysis.

Treatment 1. Gastric lavage and catharsis: immediately thoroughly lavage the stomach with 0.5% 0.1% tannic acid or 1 ∶ 5000 times potassium permanganate or strong tea, sodium sulfate catharsis. two。 Rehydration: people with dehydration symptoms drink more light saline, sugar water or intravenous infusion to facilitate the excretion of poisons. At the same time, attention should be paid to the balance of water and electrolyte. 3. Symptomatic treatment: patients with severe vomiting and diarrhea can be given atropine, those with dyspnea breathe oxygen, and respiratory center stimulants can be injected into the superficial breathing. For those who stop breathing, manual breathing or mechanical ventilation. Enterogenic cyanosis (nitrite poisoning) can be treated with methylene blue (see nitrite poisoning) and epinephrine is prohibited.

 
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