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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-6-30
pubmed:abstractText
The pathomechanism of the Spanish mass oil poisoning, which affected more than 20,000 people in the spring of 1981 and has so far caused more than 500 deaths, has not yet been clarified. Subsequent to a toxic-allergic initial phase of the disease with fever as well as lung and skin manifestations, 10 to 20% of the patients, after passing through an interval of reduced symptoms, entered a second disease phase characterized by marked vasculitis and fibrosis in diverse organ systems. The most frequent manifestation type involved in this connection was a severe neuromyopathy with pronounced joint contractures and skin alterations. A survey of the disease course is presented on the basis of our own examinations at the Centro Especial Ramon y Cajal as well as morphological studies on nerve-muscle and brain tissue, chemical analysis studies with oil samples from affected families and the literature available so far.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0300-483X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
25-34
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
The neurotoxicological aspects of the toxic oil syndrome (TOS) in Spain.
pubmed:affiliation
Neurologische Klinik, Klinikum Steglitz, Berlin, F.R.G.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review