cassavism
MONDO:0022666Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names cassavism yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A poisoning that is caused by exposure to fruit of the Cassava plant (Manihot esculenta), contains linamarin, a cyanogenic glucoside. If a person eats improperly prepared products, cassavism (locally termed konzo or mantakassa) may develop, which features toxic ataxic neuropathy.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0022666), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: cassavism
- Also called
- konzomantakassa