Poisoning after ingestion of pufferfish in Brazil: report of 11 cases

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Date

2014-12-09

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Journal Of Venomous Animals And Toxins Including Tropical Diseases. London: Biomed Central Ltd, v. 20, 2 p., 2014.

1678-9199

http://hdl.handle.net/11449/129897

http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-20-54

WOS:000347343500003

WOS000347343500003.pdf

7385129302501798

http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/2606359

Author

Secretariat Hlth Duque de Caxias City

Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)

Institutions

Universidade Estadual Paulista (Brasil)

Abstract

In this brief communication the authors report eleven cases of human poisoning caused by ingestion of pufferfish meat. Three patients (two children and one adult) were seriously affected. The circumstances that precipitated the poisoning are discussed as well as the clinical aspects observed. No deaths were registered and the patients did not present sequelae after the episode.

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