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. 2001 Winter;12(4):263-9.
doi: 10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0263:abcrar]2.0.co;2.

A brief case report and review of ciguatera poisoning

D J Farstad  1 , T Chow
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A brief case report and review of ciguatera poisoning

D J Farstad et al. Wilderness Environ Med. 2001 Winter.

Abstract

Although ciguatera fish poisoning is generally a mild, self-limited disease, both life-threatening acute reactions and troublesome chronic symptoms can occur. Because ciguatera has been largely confined to tropical locations, a relative lack of recognition exists among many US physicians. As access to tropical locations has increased, so has the distribution of ciguatera. Herein, we present a case report and review the current literature on ciguatera.

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