Poisoning after ingestion of pufferfish in Brazil: report of 11 cases

• Published in: Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Eneida Márcia de Souza Simões, Thelma Marly Abreu Mendes, Angelino Adão, and Vidal Haddad Junior
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: SciELO 2015
• Subjects: Pufferfish; Marine poisonings; Poisonous animals; Poisonous fish; Tetrodotoxin; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Toxicology. Poisons; RA1190-1270; Zoology; QL1-991; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1186/1678-9199-20-54; https://doaj.org/article/73275b493960461f8f68ec179c7df72b

In this brief communication the authors report eleven cases of human poisoning caused by ingestion of pufferfish meat. Three patients (two children and one adult) were seriously affected. The circumstances that precipitated the poisoning are discussed as well as the clinical aspects observed. No deaths were registered and the patients did not present sequelae after the episode.