Tropical Doctor > Volume 37, Number 4 > Pp. 263-264

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Case Series and Case Reports

Puffer fish (Tetrodotoxin) poisoning: an analysis and outcome of six cases

Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury MBBS  ¹   H A M Nazmul Ahasan FCPS FRCP FACP  ¹   Abdullah Al Mamun FCPS  ¹   A K M Mamunur Rashid FCPS  ²   Abdullah Al Mahboob FCPS  ²

¹ Department of Medicine;; ² Department of Paediatrics, Khulna Medical College & Hospital, Khulna, Bangladesh

Correspondence to: Dr Fazle Rabbi Chowdhury, c/o H A M N Ahasan, Professor and Head, Department of Medicine, Khulna Medical College, Khulna, Bangladesh shakilrabbi{at}yahoo.com

On 24 July 2005, six members of a single family were admitted to the Medicine and Pediatrics Department of Khulna Medical College Hospital, Khulna, Bangladesh, with a history of ingestion of puffer fish. All patients developed toxic manifestations. The cases were clinically analysed with successful outcomes.

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