Table 1 Clinical presentation and outcome of 7 case-patients in relation to the amount of chapatti eaten during an outbreak of organophosphate poisoning: Mukuju Village, Tororo District, Uganda, 30 October 2015
Case No. | Age | Sex | Occupation | Amount of chapatti eaten | Symptoms and signs | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 23 | M | Student | 1 | Profuse sweating, foaming of saliva, vomiting blood, diarrhoea, constricted pupils, low blood pressure and coma | Died |
2 | 20 | M | Student | 1 | Profuse sweating, foaming of saliva, vomiting blood, diarrhoea, constricted pupils, low blood pressure and coma | Died |
3 | 20 | M | Student | 1 | Profuse sweating, foaming of saliva, vomiting blood, diarrhoea, constricted pupils, low blood pressure and coma | Died |
4 | 26 | M | Student | Part of a chapatti | Dizziness, Profuse sweating, confusion, | Recovered |
5 | 24 | M | Chapati Vendor | Part of a chapatti | Dizziness, profuse sweating | Recovered |
6 | 25 | M | Boda-Boda driver | Part of a chapatti | Dizziness, profuse sweating, diarrhoea | Recovered |
7 | 32 | F | Hair-salon worker | A little flour | Dizziness, profuse sweating | Recovered |