Summary

Paralytic shellfish poisoning

Cabrera Franquelo F, Domínguez Picón F, Cruz-Conde De Boom R, Téllez Andrade A, Quesada García G


Affiliation of the authors

Servicio de Cuidados Críticos y Urgencias. Hospital Carlos Haya. Málaga, Spain. Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria. Hospital Carlos Haya. Málaga, Spain. Laboratorio Provincial de Salud Pública. Málaga, Spain.

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Cabrera Franquelo F, Domínguez Picón F, Cruz-Conde De Boom R, Téllez Andrade A, Quesada García G. Paralytic shellfish poisoning. Emergencias. 2009;21:306-8

Summary

We report the case of a man with paralytic poisoning caused by eating mollusks. The

patient presented with severe respiratory failure and required mechanical ventilation for

48 hours. This syndrome, which is very rare in Spain, can be fatal if the respiratory

muscles are affected and proper treatment is not provided.

 

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