Throat and mouth itching

Introduction Throat in the throat and mouth is one of the symptoms of eating sprouted potato poisoning. Potato (Solanum tuberosum), commonly known as potato or yam, is a Solanaceae, containing solanine. The poisoning component is solanine (C45H73O15N), also known as potato toxin. It is a weakly alkaline indole alkaloid, also known as Solanum nigrum, soluble in water. It is easily decomposed in the presence of acetic acid. It can also detoxify when it is hot and cooked. . Solanine is corrosive, hemolyzed, and has a paralyzing effect on the motor center and respiratory center. Each 100g potato contains only 5-10mg of Solanum nigrum; the immature, cautious potato or sprouted potato contains Solanum nigrum increased to 25-60mg, even up to 430mg. Therefore, eating a large amount of immature or sprouted potatoes can cause acute poisoning.

Cause

The cause of itching in the throat and mouth

Eating a large amount of immature or sprouted potatoes can cause acute poisoning.

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Examination of throat and mouth itching

Germinated potato poisoning nausea; vomiting; abdominal pain; diarrhea; water and electrolyte imbalance; blood pressure drop; coma; respiratory center paralysis.

Acute germination of potato poisoning usually occurs tens of minutes to several hours after eating. There is a throat or mouth tingling or burning sensation, followed by nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other symptoms. Lighter 1 to 2 days self-healing; severe cases due to severe vomiting, loss of water and electrolyte imbalance, blood pressure decreased; severely poisoned patients with coma and convulsions, and finally due to respiratory center paralysis caused death.

Differential diagnosis

Symptoms of confusion in the throat and mouth

Dry throat, itching, and foreign body sensation are clinical manifestations of acute laryngitis. Acute laryngitis is an acute catarrhal inflammation of the laryngeal mucosa, often secondary to acute rhinitis, sinusitis, acute pharyngitis, which is part of the entire upper respiratory tract infection and can occur separately. Sometimes shouting, overuse, and severe cough can also cause acute laryngitis. If it occurs in children, the condition is more serious.

Zinc poisoning is mainly due to the preparation or storage of acidic beverages using galvanized vessels, in which case the acidic solution can decompose more zinc to cause poisoning. Other reasons are medicinal zinc oxide (usually used as astringent) or zinc sulfate (usually used to treat conjunctivitis) or large area wounds to absorb zinc oxide (often mildly astringent or antiseptic powder), after misuse of zinc salt There are mouth, pharynx and digestive tract erosion lips and glottis swelling, abdominal pain, diarrhea, vomiting and water and electrolyte disorders, severe cases of high blood pressure, shortness of breath, dilated pupils, shock, convulsions and other crises. After inhalation of zinc oxide dust, there may be a dry throat and a burning sensation, hoarseness or even a loss of sound, and a metallic taste and chest in the mouth. In the high season of chronic pharyngitis when the seasons alternate, patients often show dry itching of the throat, and some patients have symptoms of dry cough, which should be actively treated.

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