Etiology of Sunstroke

Esca (black measles) of grapevine. An overview

More than 100 years ago a grapevine disease of unknown etiology was recognized in France and California, where it was called “folletage” (Ravaz, 1898) and “sunstroke” respectively (Anonymous, 1895). In both cases the disorder was considered to be due to a physiological condition resulting from what was called “abrupt changes in the bottom water level.” Research on the pathological nature of the...

Treatment of Heat Apoplexy or Sunstroke

Pro: Heat stress as a potential etiology of Mesoamerican and Sri Lankan nephropathy: a late night consult with Sherlock Holmes.

Epidemics of chronic kidney disease are now recognized in Central America, Mexico, India and Sri Lanka, and there is also some evidence that similar epidemics may be occurring in the USA, Thailand and elsewhere. A common denominator for each location is manually working outside in extremely hot environments. Here we review the evidence that the primary etiology may be heat stress related to rep...

Report on the Use of Apomorphia in Sunstroke

This alkaloid has been known for some time as a powerful, prompt and safe emetic ; and the great facility with which it can be administered hypodermically renders it an extremely useful drug in cases of poisoning or where rapid erne sis is imperatively required. But it is with another and more important object that we have ventured to bring this medicine to more general notice, viz., its power ...

On Sunstroke and Thermic Fever *Read at the International Congress Held at Copenhagen, August 1884.

The facts just cited show how far insolation and the effects of heat contribute towards sickness and mortality among certain classes of persons, the circumstances of whose life, being under direct observation and control, furnish reliable data for consideration of their vital statistics. The figures indicate chiefly the more severe forms, those in which the cerebro-spinal system suffers, they d...