Ergotism - Wikipedia
Ergotism (pron. / ˈɜːrɡətˌɪzəm / UR-gət-iz-əm) is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the Claviceps purpurea fungus—from the Latin clava "club" or clavus "nail" and -ceps for "head", i.e. the purple club-headed fungus—that infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the...
An Overview of Ergotism - WebMD
Sep 30, 2024 · Ergotism, or ergot poisoning, is when a person or animal eats food that has been contaminated with a fungus called C. purpurea. The fungus is most commonly found in rye, but it can affect other...
Ergot poisoning: Symptoms, treatment, and history - Medical News Today
May 25, 2022 · Ergot is a fungus that can grow on grains such as rye and wheat. Symptoms of ergot poisoning or ergotism vary but include dizziness, convulsions, and psychosis. In the past, midwives and doctors...
Ergot | Definition, Symptoms, & Ergotism | Britannica
Oct 8, 2024 · ergot, fungal disease of cereal grasses, especially rye, caused by species of the ascomycete fungus Claviceps. The disease decreases the production of viable grains by infected plants and can contaminate harvests.
From Poisoning to Pharmacy: A Tale of Two Ergots - ASM.org
Nov 2, 2018 · Ergotism is a form of poisoning from ingesting grains, typically rye, that have been infected by the ascomycete fungus Claviceps purpurea. The infection replaces individual grains with dark, hard ergots (see image 2A) that get mixed in …
Ergotism - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Ergotism is a human disease that results from consumption of the ergot body in rye or other grains infected by a parasitic fungus of the genus Claviceps. Two types of ergotisms have been documented.
Ergotism: Case Report and Review of the Literature - PMC
Ergotism is a potentially reversible disease process which needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients with peripheral lower limb ischemia especially if there is a lack of classical risk factors for atherosclerosis.
Ergotism - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
ergotism: acute or chronic effects of ergot alkaloids on the blood flow to an organ such as the brain or limbs. From: A Manual of Orthopaedic Terminology (Ninth Edition), 2022
Ergotism - VisualDx
Nov 11, 2021 · Ergotism, or "St. Anthony's Fire," is a vasospastic disorder that historically resulted from ingestion of ergot, which is produced by a rye-wheat fungus called Claviceps purpurea.
Ergotism - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Ergotism is caused by Claviceps in cereal grains (rye) and is the oldest known mycotoxin. Mold in the feed replaces grain with a hard black mass called an ergot. Ergotism killed thousands in the middle ages (St. Anthony’s fire) and it produces alkaloids.