Alimentary toxic aleukia | |
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Other names | Aleukia, ATA |
Stages of Alimentary Toxic Aleukia | |
Symptoms | Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, leukopenia (aleukia), hemorrhaging, skin inflammation.[1] |
Causes | Intake of fungi-infested overwintered grain or grain by-products.[1] |
Treatment | Excluding various wintered grain products and flour from the diet. |
Alimentary toxic aleukia is a mycotoxin-induced condition characterized by nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, leukopenia (aleukia), hemorrhaging, skin inflammation, and sometimes death.[1] Alimentary toxic aleukia almost always refers to the human condition associated with presence of T-2 Toxin.[1]