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Also known as mantakassa, cassavism, cassava intoxication

Konzo is an epidemic paralytic disease occurring among hunger-stricken rural populations in Africa where a diet dominated by insufficiently processed cassava results in simultaneous malnutrition and high dietary cyanide intake. Konzo was first described by Giovanni Trolli in 1938; he compiled the observations from eight doctors working in the Kwango area of the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo).

Key facts

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Konzo
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A boy affected by konzo displaying the typical gait. The upper motor neuron is the suspected neurodamage site.
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Neurology

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Health references

ICD-10
T62.2X1A — Toxic effect of other ingested (parts of) plant(s), accidental (unintentional), initial encounter
Source: U.S. National Library of Medicine (ICD-10-CM · MedlinePlus). Not medical advice.

Clinical Trials

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
disease
Subclass of
ataxia
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health specialty
emergency medicine
different from
Konjo people
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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Signs and symptoms
  • Cause
  • Diagnosis
  • Differential diagnosis
  • Prevention
  • Prognosis
  • Epidemiology
  • Etymology
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Konzo is an epidemic paralytic disease occurring among hunger-stricken rural populations in Africa where a diet dominated by insufficiently processed cassava results in simultaneous malnutrition and high dietary cyanide intake. Konzo was first described by Giovanni Trolli in 1938; he compiled the observations from eight doctors working in the Kwango area of the Belgian Congo (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo).

==Signs and symptoms==

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