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Published on: May 10, 2011
[Ciguatera: eight imported cases]
S Puente Puente1, A Cabrera Majada, M Lago Núñez
1Sección de Medicina Tropical, Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Carlos III, Madrid. spuente.hciii@salud.madrid.ort
Introduction:
Ciguatera poisoning is a clinical syndrome associated to consumption of marine fish with toxins as ciguatoxin, maitotoxin, scariotoxin, palytoxin and okadaic acid, produced by dinoflagellates present in seas with coral reefs. It has a wide distribution in tropic ans sub-tropic areas.
Material And Methods:
We review the clinical records of 8 patients diagnosed of ciguatera from 1993 of 2001. Diagnosis was based on clinical picture and the antecedent of eating fish from endemic area.
Results:
All patients were travelers, and all showed neurological symptoms, as parestesias and paradoxical dysesthesia. Five patients received treatment with intravenous mannitol, with fast improvement.
Discussion:
Travelers to danger zones, mainly Caribbean area, Indic Ocean and Pacific Ocean regions, should be noticed about the risk of ciguatera.
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