acute ackee fruit intoxication
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No curated finding names acute ackee fruit intoxication yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Acute ackee fruit intoxication (also referred to as Jamaican vomiting syndrome or sickness) is caused by the ingestion of unripe Blighia sapida fruits. It is a serious intoxication that is frequent in certain countries in the Caribbean and Western Africa. In contrast, it is rare in France and other Western countries. Intoxication leads to toxic hypoglycaemia and inhibition of neoglucogenesis. The hypoglycaemia is caused by the effect of hypoglycin A, which is found in the arils.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0019140), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
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Other names
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Resolves to: acute ackee fruit intoxication
- Also called
- acute intoxication by Blighia sapidaJamaican vomiting sicknessJamaican vomiting syndrome