ergotism
Sign in to saveErgotism (pronounced ) is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus—from the Latin "club" or clavus "nail" and for "head", i.e. the purple club-headed fungus—that infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs. It is also known as ergotoxicosis, ergot poisoning, and '''Saint Anthony's fire'''.
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Within Vinony's link graph, ergotism is referenced by 207 other articles, and connects out to medication, headache and gangrene.
It sits within the topics American witchcraft, Mass poisoning and Neurological disorders.
Its subject is documented across 30 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Ergotism
- Medical condition.synonyms
- Saint Anthony's fire, ergotoxicosis
- Medical condition.image
- Barger.TIF
- Medical condition.caption
- Advanced ergotism with gangrene
- Medical condition.types
- Convulsive, gangrenous
- Medical condition.causes
- Long-term ergot poisoning
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Research
6,617 papers- [Ergotism].Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 1985
- Ergotism: a change of persepective.Annals of vascular surgery · 2014
- Ergotism.Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association · 1973
- Ergotism.Archives of surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960) · 1975
- Ergotism and Saint Anthony's fire.Clinics in dermatology · 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- foodborne illness
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- Commons category
- Ergotism
- health specialty
- emergency medicine
- Commons gallery
- Claviceps purpurea
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Convulsive
- Gangrenous
- Causes
- Identification of agent
- Prevention
- History
- Salem witchcraft accusations
- Cultural and religious beliefs
- Environmental factors
- See also
- References
- External links
Ergotism (pronounced ) is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus—from the Latin "club" or clavus "nail" and for "head", i.e. the purple club-headed fungus—that infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs. It is also known as ergotoxicosis, ergot poisoning, and '''Saint Anthony's fire'.
==Signs and symptoms== Ergotism is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning. The symptoms can be roughly divided into convulsive symptoms and gangrenous symptoms.
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