Paralytic Complications of Puffer Fish (Tetrodotoxin) Poisoning

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 73-74

  Ahasan, H A M Nazmul ^a   Mamun, A A ^a   Karim, S R ^a   Bakar, M A ^a   Gazi, E A ^b   Bala, C S ^c  

^a Khulna Medical College   (Bangladesh)

^b Department of Community Medicine ^*

^c Medicine Unit I

Author keywords

Paralytic complications; Poisoning; Puffer fish; Respiratory failure; Tetrodotoxin

Indexed keywords

FISH VENOM; TETRODOTOXIN;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BREATHING DISORDER; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEG DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NAUSEA; PARALYSIS; PARESTHESIA; PUFFER FISH; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; VERTIGO; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VOMITING;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FISHES, POISONOUS; FOOD POISONING; HUMANS; MALE; PARESTHESIA; TETRAODONTIFORMES; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 1842762939     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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