Citation

Field J. J. Accid. Emerg. Med. 1998; 15(5): 334-336.

Affiliation

Port Hedland Regional Hospital, Western Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9785165

PMCID

PMC1343179

Abstract

Regarded by many as a delicacy, puffer fish (Lagocephalus scleratus) is a lethal source of food poisoning with a high mortality. It contains tetrodotoxin which can cause death by muscular paralysis, respiratory depression, and circulatory failure. A case of mild intoxication is reported and the literature reviewed.

Language: en