Cardiovascular Complications in Ciguatera Fish Poisoning: A Wake-up Call.

Senthilkumaran, Subramanian; Meenakshisundaram, Ramachandran; Michaels, Andrew D; Suresh, Ponnuswamy; Thirumalaikolundusubramanian, Ponniah

Senthilkumaran, Subramanian; Meenakshisundaram, Ramachandran; Michaels, Andrew D; Suresh, Ponnuswamy; Thirumalaikolundusubramanian, Ponniah.

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Senthilkumaran S; Department of Accident, Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Sri Gokulam Hospitals and Research Institute, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.

Heart Views ; 12(4): 166-8, 2011 Oct.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22574244

RESUMEN

Ciguatera fish poisoning occurs with ingestion of fish containing ciguatoxin. It causes a clinical syndrome that comprises classic gastrointestinal, neurological and cardiovascular symptoms. Ciguatoxin is a sodium channel agonist with cholinergic and adrenergic activity. Although cardiovascular symptoms are rare with ciguatoxin, we report two cases with bradycardia and hypotension. Fatality and long-term sequelae are not uncommon with ciguatoxin poisoning and educating the general population is essential.

Palabras clave

Bradycardia; ciguatoxin; fish poisoning; hypotension

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Heart Views Año: 2011 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: India Pais de publicación: India

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