Star fruit outcome

Despite the recent reports of neurotoxicity of star fruit in uremic patients, the first one on star fruit toxicity was described by Muir and Lam [27] in 1980. They related toxic effects of star fruit extract after its intraperitoneal administration in mice. This extract induced seizures and death. In 1993, Martin LC et al. reported the outcome of intractable hiccups in uremic patients associated to star fruit consume [3]. However, the first report of neurotoxicity in human beings was performed by Moyses-Neto M et al (4). Subsequently, many similar case reports were described, but only in 2002 an etiological agent was proposed oxalic acid would be the star fruit neurotoxin [28]. 

Chang JM, Hwang SJ, Kuo HT, Tsai JC, Guh JY, Chen HC, Tsai JH, Lai YH. Fatal outcome after ingestion of star fruit averrhoa carambola) in uremic patients.Am J Kidney Dis 2000 35 189-193. 

Neto MM, Costa JAC, Garcia-Cairasco N, Netto JC, Nakagawa B, Dantas M. Intoxication by star fruit averrhoa carambola) in 32 uraemic patients treatment and outcome. Nephrol DialTranspI 2003 18 120-125. 

Hung SW, Lin ACM, Chong CF, Wang TL, Ma HP. Fatal outcome after Star fruit Averrhoa carambola) ingestion in patients with chronic renal insufficiency. Ann Disaster Med 2004 3 56-59. 

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