Puffer fish poisoning.
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.
Port Hedland Regional Hospital, Western Australia.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005400:Fishes, Poisonous; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013779:Tetrodotoxin / Q000506:poisoning*
D013779:Tetrodotoxin