SCOMBROID POISONING

Authors
MCINERNEY J SAHGAL P VOGEL M RAHN E JONAS E
Citation
J. Mcinerney et al., SCOMBROID POISONING, Annals of emergency medicine, 28(2), 1996, pp. 235-238
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
Annals of emergency medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
01960644
Volume
28
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
235 - 238
Database
ISI
SICI code
0196-0644(1996)28:2<235:SP>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Scombroid poisoning is described in the literature as a toxic poisonin g caused by ingestion of certain dark meat fish undergoing bacterial d ecomposition. Poisoning results from the ingestion of a heat-stable to xin. We describe the case of a man who presented to the emergency depa rtment several hours after eating tuna steak with evidence of scombroi d poisoning that was associated with loss of vision and atrial tachyca rdia with block. All signs and symptoms resolved after treatment for s combroid poisoning.