Case of Paraesthesia Developed After Consuming Pufferfish

• Main Authors: Mehmet Murat Çelik (Author), Levent Özdemir (Author), Nazlı Deniz Ateş (Author), Resul Akyol (Author), Hakan Karabay (Author), Adem Çiftci (Author), Ömer Faruk Çelik (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Galenos Yayinevi, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pufferfish, also known globally as ballfish, globefish and toadfish, is a fish species belonging to the Tetrodontiformes family. Following the consumption of this fish, tetrodotoxin (TTX), a type of neurotoxin, causes a rare type of intoxication. This has mostly been observed in the Southeast Asian...