TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Intoxication following minor stabs from the spines of a porcupine fish
JO  - Clinical toxicology (Philadelphia, Pa.)
A1  - van Gorcum, Teetske Frouke
A1  - Janse, Max
A1  - Leenders, Marianne E. C.
A1  - de Vries, I.
A1  - Meulenbelt, J.
SP  - 391
EP  - 393
VL  - 44
IS  - 4
N2  - We report an unusual intoxication by tetrodotoxin (TTX). A curator of an aquarium sustained minor punctures in his finger from the spines of a porcupine fish during an autopsy of a dead porcupine fish. He developed paresthesias, numbness, paresis, dizziness and headache. The death of the fish might have caused some autolysis, leading to increased availability of TTX. In combination with direct contact with the organ fluids, this probably led to TTX exposure via minor wounds.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1556-3650
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15563650600671787
ID  - ref1
ER  -