ergotism
Sign in to saveErgotism (pronounced ) 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 "club" or clavus "nail" and for "head", i.e. the purple club-headed fungus—that infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs. It is also known as ergotoxicosis, ergot poisoning, and '''Saint Anthony's fire'''.
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- Medical condition.name
- Ergotism
- Medical condition.synonyms
- Saint Anthony's fire, ergotoxicosis
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- Medical condition.caption
- Advanced ergotism with gangrene
- Medical condition.types
- Convulsive, gangrenous
- Medical condition.causes
- Long-term ergot poisoning
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- Signs and symptoms
- Convulsive
- Gangrenous
- Causes
- Identification of agent
- Prevention
- History
- Salem witchcraft accusations
- Cultural and religious beliefs
- Environmental factors
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Ergotism (pronounced ) 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 "club" or clavus "nail" and for "head", i.e. the purple club-headed fungus—that infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs. It is also known as ergotoxicosis, ergot poisoning, and '''Saint Anthony's fire'.
==Signs and symptoms== Ergotism is the effect of long-term ergot poisoning. The symptoms can be roughly divided into convulsive symptoms and gangrenous symptoms.