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In Epidemic dropsy disease, toxin is:-
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The correct answer is  Epidemic dropsy It is caused by contamination of mustard oil with 'Argemone oil'. Sanguinarine is the alkaloid toxin contained in argemone oil. The symptoms of epidemic dropsy consist of sudden,non-inflammatory, bilateral swelling of legs, often associated with diarrhoea, dyspnea, cardiac failure & death may follow. Some patients may develop glaucoma. The disease may occur at all ages except breast-fed infants. Moality varies from 5-50 per cent.