scombroid poisoning

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• scombroid poisoning — a form of ichthyosarcotoxism caused by ingestion of a toxic histaminelike substance produced by the action of bacteria on histidine, a normal component of fish flesh; scombroid fish (tuna, bonito, mackerel, etc.) are particularly susceptible to… …   Medical dictionary

• Scombroid food poisoning — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = Histamine DiseasesDB = 31114 ICD10 = ICD10|T|61|1|t|51 ICD9 = ICD9|988.0 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 523 MeshID = Scombroid food poisoning is a foodborne illness… …   Wikipedia

• scombroid — scom·broid skäm .brȯid n any of a suborder (Scombroidea) of marine bony fishes (as mackerels, tunas, albacores, bonitos, and swordfishes) which are of great economic importance as food fishes and are sometimes a source of poisoning due to heat… …   Medical dictionary

• Poisoning — Taking a substance that is injurious to health or can cause death. Poisoning is still a major hazard to children, despite child resistant (and sometimes adult resistant) packaging and dose limits per container. See also poison, Poison Control… …   Medical dictionary

• fish poisoning — Illness from eating varieties of poisonous fishes. Most cases are caused by one of three toxins: ciguatera poisoning, from fishes in whose flesh dinoflagellates have produced toxins; tetraodon poisoning, from a nerve toxin in certain pufferlike… …   Universalium

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