TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Bitter bottle gourd poisoning: a case report and review of literature
JO  - Journal of family medicine and primary care
A1  - Chavda, Dhruvrajsinh M.
A1  - Parikh, Charmy
A1  - Patel, Vishwa V.
A1  - Pandya, Pankti S.
SP  - 4042
EP  - 4044
VL  - 11
IS  - 7
N2  - Bottle gourd juice is considered a panacea in traditional Indian medicine and used in various chronic diseases. Increased levels of Cucurbitacin can turn it bitter causing toxic effects in gastrointestinal system. We report the case of an elderly female who presented with shock in few hours after consumption of bitter bottle gourd juice. After proper evaluation we considered the possibility of bottle gourd poisoning as a probable diagnosis due to the Naranjo adverse drug reactions probability scale. Since there is no specific antidote available, management is mostly supportive with intravenous fluids, control of bleeding and management of shock.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2249-4863
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2154_21
ID  - ref1
ER  -