A brief case report and review of ciguatera poisoning.
Although ciguatera fish poisoning is generally a mild, self-limited disease, both life-threatening acute reactions and troublesome chronic symptoms can occur. Because ciguatera has been largely confined to tropical locations, a relative lack of recognition exists among many US physicians. As access to tropical locations has increased, so has the distribution of ciguatera. Herein, we present a case report and review the current literature on ciguatera.
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Department of Emergency Medicine, United Medical Center, Cheyenne, WY, USA. DBJH1@juno.com
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D036841:Ciguatera Poisoning; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014329:Tropical Climate