Puffer fish poisoning.
Seven Vietnamese boat-people in Tai A Chau Detention Centre in Hong Kong caught, barbecued and ate a puffer fish. After 2 h, two of them developed severe symptoms of numbness and vomiting, while the remaining five subjects developed symptoms about 18 h later. They were all transferred to Queen Elizabeth Hospital. One patient died, and the others made an uneventful recovery.
Lau
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Accident and Emergency Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong.
Wong
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Yip
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005400:Fishes, Poisonous; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006723:Hong Kong; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D013779:Tetrodotoxin / Q000506:poisoning*
D013779:Tetrodotoxin