Paralytic shellfish poisoning: Difference between revisions
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Associated with red tides, but can occur independently | |||
*Caused by ingestion of contaminated shellfish which harbor toxin producing algae | |||
*Shellfish typically from colder waters (New England, Pacific NW, Alaska) | |||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
Revision as of 23:08, 6 January 2016
Background
- Associated with red tides, but can occur independently
- Caused by ingestion of contaminated shellfish which harbor toxin producing algae
- Shellfish typically from colder waters (New England, Pacific NW, Alaska)
Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis
Marine toxins, envenomations, and bites
- Toxins
- Ciguatera
- Scombroid
- Tetrodotoxin (e.g. pufferfish)
- Shellfish poisoning
- Amnesic shellfish poisoning
- Diarrheal shellfish poisoning
- Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning
- Paralytic shellfish poisoning
- Stingers
- Venomous fish
- Cone shell
- Lionfish
- Sea urchins
- Crown-of-Thorns Starfish
- Stonefish
- Other: Catfish, zebrafish, scorpion fish
- Nematocysts
- Coral reef
- Fire coral
- Jellyfish (Cnidaria)
- Portuguese man-of-war
- Sea anemones
- Seabather's eruption
- Phylum porifera (sponges)
- Bites
- Infections
Treatment
- Symptomatic