ochratoxicosis

ochratoxicosis: ochra·tox·i·co·sis (o″krə-tok″sĭ-koґsis) a type of mycotoxicosis in pigs and sometimes other animals that have eaten grain or flour products contaminated by ochratoxin-producing molds such as Aspergillus ochraceus or Penicillium viridicatum. Characteristics include kidney damage with anorexia, prostration, and sometimes death. Balkan nephritis is closely related and may be a rare form of ochratoxicosis in humans. See also mycotoxic nephropathy.

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