Citation

Santana Neto Pde L, Aquino EC, Silva JA, Amorim ML, Oliveira Júnior AE, Haddad V. Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 2010; 43(1): 92-94.

Vernacular Title

Envenenamento fatal por baiacu (Tetrodontidae): relato de um caso em crianca.

Affiliation

Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, PE.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20305977

Abstract

A case of poisoning resulting from ingestion of viscera from a spotted puffer fish (Sphoeroides testudineus) by a two-year-old child is described. The child presented cold sweating, progressive muscle weakness, cardiorespiratory arrest and death. The risks of consuming the meat and viscera of puffer fish, which is a common occurrence in certain regions of Brazil, are discussed.

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