Gloriosa superba ingestion: Hair loss and acute renal failure

PS Khanam; B Sangeetha; BV Kumar; U Kiran; PI Priyadarshini; R Ram; MS Sridhar; VS Kumar

doi:10.4103/0971-4065.145423

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Year : 2015 | Volume : 25 | Issue : 3 | Page : 174-176

Gloriosa superba ingestion: Hair loss and acute renal failure

PS Khanam¹, B Sangeetha², BV Kumar¹, U Kiran¹, PI Priyadarshini¹, R Ram², MS Sridhar¹, VS Kumar²
¹ Department of General Medicine, Sri Venkateswara Medical College, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
² Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India

Correspondence Address:
R Ram
Department of Nephrology, Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
India

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DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.145423

Gloriosa superba is a plant that grows wild in several parts of South India. Tubers of this plant contain several alkaloids. Acute intoxication following the ingestion of G. superba results in gastrointestinal and haematological abnormalities, hepatic and renal insufficiency, cardiotoxicity and hair loss. We present a case with typical features of G superba toxicity.

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