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Ciguatera fish poisoning in Korea: a case report

한국에서 발생한 시구아테라: 증례보고

  • Kang, Jeong Ho (Department of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Sung Kgun (Department of Emergency Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine)
  • 강정호 (제주대학교 의학전문대학원 응급의학교실) ;
  • 이성근 (제주대학교 의학전문대학원 응급의학교실)
  • Received : 2021.03.02
  • Accepted : 2021.03.19
  • Published : 2021.06.30
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Abstract

Ciguatera is the commonest syndrome of marine poisoning that is caused by the ingestion of ciguatoxins that accumulate in certain tropical and subtropical finfish. It is endemic throughout the subtropical and tropical regions of the Indo-Pacific and Caribbean and has been rarely reported in Korea. With the expansion of travel, tourism, and the import of fish from the tropics, ciguatera poisoning now affects a diverse population. We report a case of ciguatera in a 70-year-old woman, presenting with general paralysis and coma, which developed after consuming codfish and mackerel in Korea.

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