[Primary immune thrombocytopenia linked to the ingestion of guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus) causality or coincidence?] / Trombocitopenia inmune primaria vinculada a la ingesta de cuy (Cavia porcellus). ¿casualidad o coincidencia?
Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba
; 81(2): 391-402, 2024 06 28.
Article
in Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38941218
ABSTRACT
The guinea pig in Ecuador is synonymous with our ancestral gastronomy and cultural tradition, but because of the diet rich in L-canavanine (alfalfa) that they receive; could limit its consumption in patients with primary immune thrombocytopenia (ITP). Ingestion of alfalfa in humans can cause kidney failure and lupus-like syndrome. The John Hopkins Lupus Center recommends avoiding it in the diet of patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), as it aggravates inflammation by stimulating immune activity (flares). We present two cases of patients with ITP linked to guinea pig ingestion. It is probable
RESUMEN
El cuy en el Ecuador es sinónimo de nuestra gastronomía ancestral y de tradición cultural, pero por la alimentación rica en L-canavanina (alfalfa) que reciben; podría limitar su consumo en pacientes con trombocitopenia inmune primaria (PTI). La ingesta de alfalfa en humanos puede propiciar insuficiencia renal y síndrome lupus-like. El centro de Lupus John Hopkins recomiendan evitarla en la dieta de los pacientes con Lupus Eritematoso Sistémico (LES), al agravar la inflamación por estimulación de la actividad inmune (flares). Presentamos dos casos de pacientes con PTI vinculados con la ingesta de cuy. ¿Es probable?
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic
Limits:
Adult
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Ecuador
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev Fac Cien Med Univ Nac Cordoba
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ecuador