title: Review of the clinical use of intravenous mannitol with ciguatera fish poisoning from 1988 to 1992.
abstract: Intravenous mannitol was introduced as an effective treatment for ciguatera in 1988. Clinicians have used intravenous mannitol with success in several geographic areas. However, there remains a general skepticism and reluctance to use mannitol to treat ciguatera amongst clinicians. The possible reasons for the clinician's reluctance to use intravenous mannitol to treat ciguatera are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Majuro Hospital, Republic of the Marshall Islands.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Palafox
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D036841:Ciguatera Poisoning; D005399:Fishes; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008353:Mannitol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D008353:Mannitol