title: Was it something she ate? Case report and discussion of scombroid poisoning.
abstract: We report the case of a 51-year old woman who developed headache, nausea, palpitations, tachycardia and hypertension 30 minutes after eating a tuna fish salad. Elevated histamine levels in the salad helped to confirm a suspected diagnosis of scombroid poisoning. The signs, symptoms, pathophysiology and management of poisoning from spoiled scombroid fish are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Public Health Division, Capital Health, Edmonton, AB.
authors.forename: Gerry
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Predy
authors.forename: Lance
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Honish
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hohn
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005504:Food Analysis; D005519:Food Preservation; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006632:Histamine / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008387:Marine Toxins / Q000506:poisoning*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014413:Tuna
chemical_list: D008387:Marine Toxins; C034101:scombrotoxin; D006632:Histamine