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The initial symptoms of a new multisystem disease probably caused by ingestion of denatured rapeseed oil were acute pleuropneumopathy, fever, headache, exanthems, myalgia, and eosinophilia. Later features were severe myalgia and thromboembolic accidents. The present phase of the illness is typified
The toxic oil syndrome is a multisystemic disease caused by the ingestion of adulterated rapeseed oil. The basic lesion is a peculiar vasculitis that affects mainly the intima, showing the features of an endovasculitis. Vessels of every type and size are involved, affecting practically every organ.
Toxic oil syndrome is a multisystemic, epidemic disease that appeared in Spain in 1981, related to the intake of rapeseed cooking oil sold in bulk. It affected 19,748 people, of whom 457 died. The toxic substance was never identified. We report the 8-year follow-up of a cohort of 332 patients. The
The Toxic Syndrome (TS) caused by ingestion of adulterated rapeseed oil in Spain is a new disease of multisystemic character whose aetiology and pathogenesis remains unknown. The most prominent pathological feature is a peculiar non-necrotizing vasculitis, that affects mainly the intima and involves
In 1981-1982, individuals in fourteen central and northwest provinces in Spain were affected by an illness that was eventually labeled toxic oil syndrome (TOS) by the World Health Organization. Thousands of individuals were diagnosed with, and 356 people eventually died from, the disease. The