Field J
Port Hedland Regional Hospital, Western Australia.
J Accid Emerg Med. 1998 Sep;15(5):334-6. doi: 10.1136/emj.15.5.334.
Regarded by many as a delicacy, puffer fish (Lagocephalus scleratus) is a lethal source of food poisoning with a high mortality. It contains tetrodotoxin which can cause death by muscular paralysis, respiratory depression, and circulatory failure. A case of mild intoxication is reported and the literature reviewed.
许多人认为河豚(Lagocephalus scleratus)是一种美味佳肴,但它却是食物中毒致死的高危来源。河豚含有河豚毒素,可导致肌肉麻痹、呼吸抑制和循环衰竭而致人死亡。本文报告了一例轻度中毒病例并对相关文献进行了综述。