Histamine Poisoning after Ingestion of Spoiled Raw Tuna in a Patient Taking Isoniazid.
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Histamine poisoning after ingestion of spoiled raw tuna in a patient taking isoniazid.
An 83-year-old woman taking isoniazid (INH) suddenly developed a headache, palpitations, and skin eruptions with itching while eating raw tuna. The symptoms were compatible with those of histamine intoxication. When given fresh raw tuna to eat, no such reactions were evoked in this patient. The episode was speculated to be due to two conditions; eating spoiled raw tuna and at the same time bein...
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عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.36.198