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Social & Preventive Medicine DNB 2018 5d25980e

Endemic ascites caused by:-

A
Aflatoxin
B
Pyrrolizidine
C
Sanguinarine
D
Ergot alkaloid
High-Yield Explanation
Endemic ascites was repoed in the Nagesia tribes of Madhya Pradesh, which presented as a rapidly developing jaundice and ascites, with over 40% moality. It occurred due to contamination of Gondhli or Panicum miliare millet by the weed seeds of Crotalaria or Jhunjhunia, which contained Pyrrolizidine alkaloids which are hepatotoxic.

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