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Scombroid poisoning: Prompt resolution of symptoms with cimetidine

✍ Scribed by Michael L. Blakesley


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1983
Tongue
English
Weight
233 KB
Volume
12
Category
Article
ISSN
1097-6760

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✦ Synopsis


Ingestion of tainted fish of the tuna class may result in the toxic erythema and histamine overload of scombroid poisoning. We report four cases in which prompt resolution of symptoms was achieved by administration of intravenous cimetidine, with minimal side effects. A search of the literature failed to locate previous reports of the efficacy of cimetidine in the treatment of this syndrome.


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