Acute ackee fruit intoxication

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Acute ackee fruit intoxication

ORPHA:73423Disease

Also called Acute intoxication by Blighia sapida · Jamaican vomiting sickness · Jamaican vomiting syndrome

What it is

A rare disorder due to poisoning caused by the ingestion of unripe Blighia sapida fruits, clinically characterized by toxic hypoglycaemia and inhibition of neoglucogenesis.

Key facts

Age of onset
All ages
Inheritance
Not applicable
Classified as
Disease

ICD-10 codes

T62.2filed under a broader ICD-10 category — shared with 1 other rare disease

ICD-10 has no distinct code for most rare diseases, so many are filed under the nearest available one. A shared code identifies the group, not this disease — the ORPHAcode above is what identifies it.

Related health topics

Reached through the ICD-10 categories this disease is filed under, so these describe the broader group rather than this disease specifically.

Cross-references

GARD 9299MONDO 0019140UMLS C0274888

Orphadata Science: Free access data from Orphanet. © INSERM 1999. Data version 2026-06-23. Available under CC BY 4.0. This is a reference, not medical advice.

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