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What symptoms can tetrodotoxin cause?

Female  32 years old 2018-06-24
I ate pufferfish today, but I am particularly afraid of poisoning. What symptoms can pufferfish cause?

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  • BY Ina Barton 2018-06-24
    Tetrodotoxin can cause central nerve palsy, block neuromuscular conduction, and cause progressive paralysis of voluntary muscles; directly block skeletal fibers; cause peripheral vasodilation and sharp decrease in arterial pressure. The incubation period is 10 minutes to 3 hours. Early tingling sensations in fingers, tongue, and lips, followed by gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Limb weakness, chills, numbness of lips and limbs. In severe cases, the pupil and corneal reflex disappear, and the muscles of the extremities are paralyzed, so that the whole body becomes paralyzed and paralyzed. Superficial and irregular breathing, severe breathing difficulties, blood pressure drop, coma, and finally died of respiratory failure.
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