Paralytic complications of puffer fish (tetrodotoxin) poisoning.
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...Clinical manifestations of TTX poisoning had been reported during various outbreaks [6,9,19,105,106]....
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...In the Bangladesh outbreak in April 2002 [9], 37 patients were given gastric lavage and neostigmine treatment along with respiratory support....
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...During the Bangladesh outbreak in April 2002 [9], 37 victims were affected by TTX poisoning....
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...Bangladesh Puffer fish TTX 53 May 2001–May 2006 [102] Bangladesh (Khulna district) Puffer fish TTX 37 (8 died) April 2002 [9] Bangladesh (Degholia in the Khulna district) Puffer fish, Takifugu oblongus TTX 36 (7 died) May 2002 [11] Bangladesh Puffer fish, Takifugu oblongus TTX 8 (5 died) 1998 [3]...
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...death in all these patients was respiratory muscle paralysis leading to respiratory failure [75]....
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...Despite the potential dangers associated with accidental ingestion of tetrodotoxin, puffer fish remains a sought-after delicacy among many cultures, particularly those of Southeast Asia (1, 6)....
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...Peri-oral paraesthesia (24), weakness of both lower limbs (22), paraesthesia all over the body (18), headache (15), difficulty in respiration (14), nausea and vomiting (8), blurring of vision (7), and vertigo (6) were common clinical presentations....
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...Though puffer fish is available in Bangladesh, puffer fish poising is sporadic in our country(7,8)....
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...symptoms observed were peri-oral paraesthesia (24), weakness of both lower limbs (22), paraesthesia all over the body (18), headache (15), difficulty in respiration (14), nausea and vomiting (8), blurring of vision (7), and vertigo (6)....
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"Paralytic complications of puffer f..." refers background in this paper
...Peri-oral paraesthesia (24), weakness of both lower limbs (22), paraesthesia all over the body (18), headache (15), difficulty in respiration (14), nausea and vomiting (8), blurring of vision (7), and vertigo (6) were common clinical presentations....
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...symptoms observed were peri-oral paraesthesia (24), weakness of both lower limbs (22), paraesthesia all over the body (18), headache (15), difficulty in respiration (14), nausea and vomiting (8), blurring of vision (7), and vertigo (6)....
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...Deaths have also been reported in Singapore(1), Hong Kong(4,5) and Australia(6)....
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...Deaths have also been reported in Singapore(1), Hong Kong(4,5) and Australia(6)....
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