PMID- 37355848
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20230626
LR  - 20230626
IS  - 0004-5772 (Print)
IS  - 0004-5772 (Linking)
VI  - 71
IP  - 6
DP  - 2023 Jun
TI  - Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) Symptom Complex (Chinese Restaurant Syndrome): 
      Nightmare of Chinese Food Lovers!
PG  - 11-12
LID - 10.5005/japi-11001-0264 [doi]
AB  - Chinese food, containing the ingredient monosodium glutamate (MSG) as the main 
      additive agent, results in a variety of symptoms in susceptible individuals. The 
      spectrum of symptoms ranges from headache, sweating, abdominal pain, and 
      urticaria to angioedema in severe cases. This group of symptoms is known as MSG 
      symptom complex or Chinese restaurant syndrome (CRS). We reported one such case 
      with unique dermatological manifestations in a young male, developed on the 
      consumption of Chinese food, noticed first-time as per our knowledge. An 
      adolescent male presented to the Emergency Department with high-grade fever, 
      cough, shock, congested throat, and generalized skin rashes. After giving the 
      history of ingestion of Chinese food prior to symptom onset, we suspected him of 
      a case of CRS; our diagnosis was further supported by raised absolute eosinophil 
      count (AEC) and immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels in the blood. The patient was given 
      intramuscular adrenaline and intravenous corticosteroid in the emergencys 
      department for anaphylaxis, followed by oral antihistaminic.
CI  - (c) Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 2011.
FAU - Shastri, Minal
AU  - Shastri M
AD  - Professor and Head of Unit.
FAU - Raval, Darshankumar M
AU  - Raval DM
AD  - Senior Resident Doctor, Department of General Medicine, SSG Hospital & 
      Medical College, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Baroda, Gujarat, India.
FAU - Rathod, Vaishnavi M
AU  - Rathod VM
AD  - Senior Resident Doctor, Department of General Medicine, SSG Hospital & 
      Medical College, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Baroda, Gujarat, India; 
      Corresponding Author.
LA  - eng
PT  - Case Reports
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - India
TA  - J Assoc Physicians India
JT  - The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
JID - 7505585
RN  - W81N5U6R6U (Sodium Glutamate)
RN  - 0 (Food Additives)
RN  - Glutamate Monosodium Sensitivity
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Male
MH  - *Sodium Glutamate/adverse effects
MH  - Food Additives
MH  - Dreams
MH  - *Amino Acid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
EDAT- 2023/06/25 06:42
MHDA- 2023/06/26 06:42
CRDT- 2023/06/25 04:01
PHST- 2023/06/26 06:42 [medline]
PHST- 2023/06/25 06:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/06/25 04:01 [entrez]
AID - 10.5005/japi-11001-0264 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Assoc Physicians India. 2023 Jun;71(6):11-12. doi: 10.5005/japi-11001-0264.