Al Homsi Ammar, Hassan Nouras, Hamad Imad, Qasem Rehab
Internal Medicine Department, Kuwait Hospital, Sharjah, UAE.
Oman Med J. 2023 May 31;38(3):e510. doi: 10.5001/omj.2023.23. eCollection 2023 May.
Puffer fish ( is a well-known source of deadly food poisoning due to a neurotoxin, called tetrodotoxin. Cases of tetrodotoxin poisoning are common along the coasts of East Asian countries but rare in the Arabian Gulf region. Here, we report a case of a 19-year-old man who presented with signs and symptoms suggestive of puffer fish poisoning. Dietary history was the key to diagnosis though laboratory investigations and imaging yielded normal results. Early diagnosis and proper supportive management are essential for survival.
河豚是一种因神经毒素——河豚毒素而导致致命食物中毒的著名来源。河豚毒素中毒病例在东亚国家沿海地区很常见，但在阿拉伯湾地区却很罕见。在此，我们报告一例19岁男性病例，其表现出提示河豚中毒的体征和症状。尽管实验室检查和影像学检查结果正常，但饮食史是诊断的关键。早期诊断和适当的支持性治疗对生存至关重要。
