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Patulin, a secondary metabolite produced by species of the genera Penicillium and Aspergillus, was administered to male Sprague-Dawley rats, weighing 50-60 g, by the oral, sc and ip routes. The 72-hr LD50 values (in mg/kg weight) were: oral, 55.0; sc, 11.0; ip, 10.0. Mortality was greatest 0-24 hr after administration by the oral and sc routes and 49-72 hr after ip dosing. Gross alterations consisted of gastric and intestinal hyperaemia and distention. Histopathological alterations consisted principally of ulceration and inflammation of the stomach. Patulin was administered orally to rats daily or every other day for 2 wk at doses of 50 or 75% of the oral LD50. Mortality in the treated groups was greater than in controls but was similar for all treated groups. No evidence of cumulative toxicity was found and the gross and histopathological alterations were similar to those found in the LD50 studies. Clinicopathological alterations included metabolic alkalosis with respiratory compensation, oliguria, decreased serum sodium, elevated blood glucose, reduced plasma protein and an elevated total leucocyte count which differential leucocyte counts indicated to be due to neutrophilia. The inflammatory alterations observed in the gastro-intestinal tract may be due to the irritant properties of patulin or to an alteration in the gastro-intestinal flora by the antibiotic activity of patulin.
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PMID:Patulin mycotoxicosis in the rat: toxicology, pathology and clinical pathology. 720 55

A 61 year-old man with a history of hypertension, type2 diabetes, chronic renal failure, tuberculosis and peripheral arterial disease presented with gangrene in the right leg. A right supracondylar amputation was performed, despite which the patient continued with a high fever, oliguria and hypotension (90/50). Laboratory work-up showed neutrophilic leukocytosis and metabolic acidosis. CT revealed pneumoperitoneum, emphysema and thickening of the gastric wall. Changing the CT window we can appreciate air dissecting the layers of the gastric wall. This clinical-radiological picture is consistent with emphysematous infectious gastritis, complicated with septic shock and the death of the patient despite treatment. The final histopathology reported gastric necrosis caused by mucormycosis affecting the entire thickness of the gastric wall and embolizing vessels.
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PMID:A rare cause of emphysematous infectious gastritis. 2848 Jul 21