Shellfish poisoning
| Shellfish poisoning | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| Specialty | emergency medicine |
| ICD-10 | T61.2 |
| ICD-9-CM | 988.0 |
| DiseasesDB | 32220 |
| eMedicine | emerg/528 |
There are four syndromes called shellfish poisoning, which share some common features and are primarily associated with bivalve molluscs (such as mussels, clams, oysters and scallops).[1] These shellfish are filter feeders and, therefore, accumulate toxins produced by microscopic algae, such as dinoflagellates and diatoms, and cyanobacteria.
Syndromes
The syndromes are:
- Amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP)
- Diarrheal shellfish poisoning (DSP)
- Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning (NSP)
- Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP)
See also
References
- ↑ Silver, Mary Wilcox (2006), "Protecting Ourselves from Shellfish Poisoning", American Scientist, 94 (4): 316–325, doi:10.1511/2006.60.316
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