A fishy cause of sudden near fatal hypotension

Resuscitation

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 158-160

  Borade, P S ^a   Ballary, C C ^a   Lee, D K C ^a  

^a IPSWICH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Histamine; Mackerel fish; Scombroid poisoning; Seafood borne illness

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CYCLIZINE; HISTAMINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FATALITY; FEMALE; FISH; FOOD ALLERGY; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FOOD POISONING; HISTAMINE H1 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPOTENSION; MARINE TOXINS; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 33845438438     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2006.05.021     Document Type: Article

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