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| + | *Associated with red tides, but can occur independently | ||
| + | *Caused by ingestion of contaminated shellfish which harbor toxin producing algae | ||
| + | *Shellfish typically from colder waters (New England, Pacific NW, Alaska) | ||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
Revision as of 23:08, 6 January 2016
Contents
Background
- Associated with red tides, but can occur independently
- Caused by ingestion of contaminated shellfish which harbor toxin producing algae
- Shellfish typically from colder waters (New England, Pacific NW, Alaska)
Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis
Marine toxins, envenomations, and bites
- Toxins
- Stingers
- Venomous fish (catfish, zebrafish, scorpion fish, stonefish)
- Nematocysts
- Coral reef
- Fire coral
- Jellyfish (Cnidaria)
- Portuguese man-of-war
- Sea anemones
- Seabather's eruption
- Phylum porifera (sponges)
- Bites
- Infections
Treatment
- Symptomatic