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Rhabdomyolysis and myocardial damage induced by palytoxin, a toxin of blue humphead parrotfish.
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Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) [Intern Med] 1998 Mar; Vol. 37 (3), pp. 330-3. - Publication Year :
- 1998
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Abstract
- A 55-year-old man had rhabdomyolysis and myocardial damage induced by palytoxin. Weakness and myalgia of four extremities occurred five hours after eating a fish. Rhabdomyolysis developed and the serum creatine phosphokinase (CK) was elevated to 40,000 IU/l on the 3rd day. Gastric lavage with activated charcoal and forced mannitol-alkaline diuresis therapy were performed. The patient recovered with no complication such as renal failure. In this case, palytoxin was suggested to induce myocardial damage which was demonstrated by an elevation of the myosin light chain level and a change in electrocardiogram.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Cardiomyopathies blood
Cardiomyopathies therapy
Creatine Kinase blood
Diuretics, Osmotic therapeutic use
Electrocardiography
Follow-Up Studies
Foodborne Diseases etiology
Gastric Lavage
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myosin Light Chains blood
Rhabdomyolysis blood
Rhabdomyolysis therapy
Acrylamides poisoning
Cardiomyopathies chemically induced
Cnidarian Venoms poisoning
Fishes
Rhabdomyolysis chemically induced
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0918-2918
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9617874
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.37.330