RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Was it something she ate? Case report and discussion of scombroid poisoning
JF Canadian Medical Association Journal
JO CMAJ
FD Canadian Medical Association
SP 587
OP 588
VO 168
IS 5
A1 Predy, Gerry
A1 Honish, Lance
A1 Hohn, William
A1 Jones, Stephen
YR 2003
UL http://www.cmaj.ca/content/168/5/587.abstract
AB WE REPORT THE CASE OF A 51-YEAR OLD WOMAN who developed headache, nausea, palpitations, tachycardia and hypertension 30 minutes after eating a tuna fish salad. Elevated histamine levels in the salad helped to confirm a suspected diagnosis of scombroid poisoning. The signs, symptoms, pathophysiology and management of poisoning from spoiled scombroid fish are discussed.