Iron County Record | 1937-12-23 | Page 7 | Second Favism Case in United States

Second Case Casein in Un United ted States Chicago For For the second time in medical literature a case of is reported in the United States occurs not uncommonly in n Italy and occasionally in n Germany It It is a type of hemolytic anemia that occurs among some persons who eat the bean Vicia fava or who inhale the pollen of the blossoming plant These beans broad beans broad smooth kidney kid ney shaped Italian beans beans are are eaten eaten eat eat- en by Italian residents In n this country country country coun coun- try but not until 1933 was the first case case of reported in n American Ameri Amen can medical writings The young man has recovered from his severe illness and and his physician Dr John E E. E Hutton of New York Post-Graduate Post hospital describes his case and the disease in n general in the Journal of the American Medical Association Only a few persons who eat this type of bean become ill m according to Dr Hutton They may have been eating beans for years with impunity impunity when suddenly usually in n adult life JUe or in n old age they get a severe attack of The prevalence of the condition in Italy varies from year to year It occurs after the first in ingestion In- In of green beans in season and among those who eat them fre fre- Death may occur after I eating only a small quantity