Biomedical subjects
M Sorokin
Publications and source records attributed to M Sorokin.
Human poisoning by ingestion of a sea hare (Dolabella auricularia).
A case-report of poisoning by ingestion of a sea hare, which is thought to be the first report of human poisoning, is presented. The clinical signs were mainly neurological with tremor, psychomotor over-activity, ataxia and muscle twitching being predominant. It is suggested that organic bromine compounds are responsible for the effects.
Hospital morbidity in the Fiji islands with special reference to the saccharine disease.
The concept of the excessive consumption of carbohydrates as a cause of many diseases of civilisation has previously been proposed under the name of the 'saccharine disease'. A review of the hospital morbidity figures for these diseases in a divisional hospital in the Fiji Islands is presented. The hospital serves a population comprised of Indians and Fijians, suggesting comparison with the province of Natal, South Africa. Indians have a higher incidence of diabetes melitus, myocardial infarction, duodenal ulcer, acute appendicitis, gallstones, renal stones and eclampsia. Their diets differ mainly in the higher consumption of refined fibre-depleted carbohydrates, and it is suggested that the association is compatible with the concept of the "saccharine disease".
The tourist as patient.
A review is presented of patients, mainly Australians and New Zealanders, who came to Fiji as tourists. One hundred and seven patients were seen in a six-month period in a general practice near Nadi International Airport, and 39 patients were admitted to the medical unit of the nearby Divisional Hospital over a two-year period. Attention is drawn to the need for informed advice to be given to patients about to embark on holidays abroad, and some of the common problems are discussed.
Medical hazards of the coral reef.
An account is given of some aspects of poisonings sustained by coming into contact with animals of the coral reefs of the Fiji Islands. Poisonings can be grouped into those in which the toxin is introduced parenterally-envenomings, and those in which it is ingested. Illustrative case histories are presented of injuries from 2 echinoderms and of envenoming from the "deadly" stonefish. A therapeutic approach to puffer-fish poisoning is mentioned and the problem of ciguatera poisoning is outlined.
Ciguatera poisoning in North-West Viti Levu, Fiji Islands.
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Letter: Controlling heart disease.
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Letter: Myocardial infarction in Fiji.
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Orthocresyl phosphate neuropathy: report of an outbreak in Fiji.
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