Case of the month: Lesson of the week: don't forget scombroid.
We describe five cases of scombroid that presented as one incident. We discuss the aetiology, clinical features, differential diagnosis and treatment of this condition.
Guly
H R
HR
Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK. henry.guly@phnt.swest.nhs.uk
Grant
I C
IC
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006632:Histamine / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008387:Marine Toxins / Q000506:poisoning*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017747:Seafood / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D014413:Tuna
D008387:Marine Toxins; C034101:scombrotoxin; D006632:Histamine