Acute renal attack after treatment with Carapa Procera oil: two cases at the Ziguinchor Peace Hospital (Senegal West Africa) and review of the literature
Abstract
We describe two cases of impaired secondary renal function
to a Carapa Procera taking as part of traditional treatment in
Ziguinchor, southern Senegal. The certain or suspected toxicity
of Carapa Procera is little known in the literature. In the two
reported observations, no cause but the traditional treatment was
found to explain the clinical picture presented. The development
was favorable in all cases after medical treatment and a few
hemodialysis sessions. we insist on the difficult context of
investigation of these accidents, on the medical ignorance
of these practices in sub-Saharan Africa and in Senegal in
particular, as well as on the necessary collaboration with local
botanists knowledgeable in traditional medicine.