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. 1999 Nov;75(889):678–679. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.75.889.678

Ciguatera fish poisoning

J Crump 1, C McLay 1, S Chambers 1
PMCID: PMC1741405  PMID: 10621882

Abstract

Ciguatera fish poisoning is one of a variety of non-bacterial forms of human seafood poisoning. Consuming large predatory fish from tropical reef ecosystems may be hazardous. We describe a case that is typical of the disease, and illustrates the persistence of neurological symptoms that occur in some patients.


Keywords: ciguatera fish poisoning; ichthyosarcotoxaemia; poisoning; biotoxins

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