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Human poisoning by ingestion of a sea hare (Dolabella auricularia)
1Department of Medicine, Western Divisional Hospital, Lautoka, Fiji Islands.
Abstract:
A case-report of poisoning by ingestion of a sea hare, which is thought to be the first report of human poisoning, is presented. The clinical signs were mainly neurological with tremor, psychomotor over-activity, ataxia and muscle twitching being predominant. It is suggested that organic bromine compounds are responsible for the effects.