Litchi and Encepahlitis

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Litchi and Encepahlitis

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Litchi and Encepahlitis

Litchi and Encepahlitis

Litchi and Encepahlitis

In India Acute Encephalitis Syndrome outbreaks in north and eastern India have been linked to children eating unripe litchi fruit on empty stomachs. Toxins hypoglycin A and methylenecyclopropylglycine (MCPG) are present in an unripe fruit which cause vomiting if ingested in large quantities. Hypoglycin A has amino acid which is found in unripened litchi and MCPG is a poisonous compound found in the seeds of litchi that cause sudden drop in blood sugar, vomiting, altered mental states, unconsciousness, coma and death. These toxins cause sudden high fever and seizures and require immediate treatment, hospitalisation especially in malnourished children.
This could be reason for a large number of deaths due to Litchi Fruit Ingestion.

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