Intoxication following minor stabs from the spines of a porcupine fish

T.F. van Gorcum; M. Janse; M.E.C. Leenders; Irma de Vries; J. Meulenbelt

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Intoxication following minor stabs from the spines of a porcupine fish

T.F. van Gorcum
, M. Janse
, M.E.C. Leenders
, Irma de Vries
, J. Meulenbelt

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We report an unusual intoxication by tetrodotoxin (TTX). A curator of an aquarium sustained minor punctures in his finger from the spines of a porcupine fish during an autopsy of a dead porcupine fish. He developed paresthesias, numbness, paresis, dizziness and headache. The death of the fish might have caused some autolysis, leading to increased availability of TTX. In combination with direct contact with the organ fluids, this probably led to TTX exposure via minor wounds. Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	391-393
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical Toxicology
Volume	44
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650600671787
Publication status	Published - 1 Jul 2006

Keywords

Diodon hystrix
Fugu
Intoxication
Porcupine fish
Puffer
Tetraodontiformes
Tetrodotoxication
Tetrodotoxin
Ttx

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