Toxic polyneuropathy due to gingili oil contaminated with tri-cresyl phosphate affecting adolescent girls in Sri Lanka.

Lancet (London, England) ·Vol. 1 ·No. 8211 ·1981-03-24

Senanayake N, Jeyaratnam J

Abstract

An outbreak of acute polyneuropathy affected over 20 young females in Sri Lanka during 1977-78. The illness was restricted to girls attaining menarche and to women after childbirth. The cause of the neuropathy could be traced to tri-cresyl phosphate found as a contaminant in gingili oil. Contamination probably occurred during transport of the oil in containers previously used for storing mineral oils.

Keywords

Adolescents Adolescents Female Age Factors Asia Biology Central Nervous System Central Nervous System Effects--etiology Delivery Delivery Of Health Care Demographic Factors Developing Countries Epidemiologic Methods Health Health Services Medicine Menarche Menstruation Physiology Plants Medicinal--side effects Population Population Characteristics Postpartum Women Pregnancy Pregnancy Outcomes Puerperium Reproduction Research Methodology Southern Asia Sri Lanka Youth

Article Info

Journal

Lancet (London, England)

Abbr.

Lancet

ISSN

0140-6736

Published

1981-03-24

Indexed

1981-03-24

Updated

2015-06-16

Language

English

Country/Region

England

NLM ID

2985213R

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