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Pedro de Lima Santana Neto1, Elisabeth Cristina Moreira de Aquino, José Afrânio da Silva, Maria Lucineide Porto Amorim, Américo Ernesto de Oliveira Júnior, Vidal Haddad Júnior.
Abstract
A case of poisoning resulting from ingestion of viscera from a spotted puffer fish (Sphoeroides testudineus) by a two-year-old child is described. The child presented cold sweating, progressive muscle weakness, cardiorespiratory arrest and death. The risks of consuming the meat and viscera of puffer fish, which is a common occurrence in certain regions of Brazil, are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID： 20305977 DOI： 10.1590/s0037-86822010000100020
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Rev Soc Bras Med Trop ISSN： 0037-8682 Impact factor: 1.581