The latirismo is caused by toxic substances present in the almorta or guija, Lathyrus sativus, and in other legumes of the same genus, which are a “survival food”, since it is the one that resists the most extreme climatic conditions, in which it The other plants normally used as food survive. It is cultivated with great frequency in the Indian subcontinent , in Ethiopia and neighboring countries, and also in the Mediterranean basin and in South America. It is relatively similar in appearance to chickpea, but with a square outline rather than rounded. == Etymology == The word latirismo comes from lathyrus, the Latin name for almorta.
Summary
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- 1 Causes and Symptoms
- 2 Spatiotemporal location
- 3 Similarities
- 4 Sources
Causes and Symptoms
The intoxication is due to the frequent consumption of almortas (Lathyrus sativus) and the “excessive consumption” of lupinus such as lupine, since these vegetables have alkaloids (inhibitors of lysyl oxidase, a copper-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the crosslinking reactions of the elastin and collagen), causing spastic paraplegia with tremor and a decrease in tensile strength in the connective tissue, causing deformations in the spine, joint dislocation, aortic aneurysms and joint bleeding.
Spatiotemporal location
Latirismo was frequent in Spain during the 1940s and is still common in certain underdeveloped countries, for example in some areas of India .
Similarities
Condition very similar to latirismo is fabism or favism , although this other condition is derived from the excessive consumption of a certain variety of bean.
