title: Pufferfish poisoning: emergency diagnosis and management of mild human tetrodotoxication.
abstract: A 45-year-old man ate the liver of the toxic pufferfish (Diodron hystrix) and developed mild tetrodotoxication consisting of hyperemesis, bradycardia, hypotension, generalized numbness, and a generalized paresis. He was treated with atropine, normal saline IV infusions, nasogastric suction, and oxygen, and he recovered after six days.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001285:Atropine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004630:Emergencies; D005400:Fishes, Poisonous; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013779:Tetrodotoxin / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D013779:Tetrodotoxin; D001285:Atropine