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Descriptor English: Ciguatera Poisoning
Descriptor Spanish: Intoxicación por Ciguatera
Descriptor intoxicación por ciguatera
Entry term(s) ciguatera
envenenamiento por ciguatera
Scope note: Intoxicación producida por la ingesta de PESCADO que contiene CIGUATOXINAS en concentraciones de microgramos. Esta intoxicación se caracteriza por alteraciones gastrointestinales, neurológicas y cardiovasculares.
Descriptor Portuguese: Ciguatera
Descriptor French: Ciguatera
Entry term(s): Ciguatera
Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
Ciguatera Fish Poisonings
Ciguatera Poisonings
Poisoning, Ciguatera
Poisoning, Ciguatera Fish
Poisonings, Ciguatera
Poisonings, Ciguatera Fish
Tree number(s): C25.723.415.246
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D036841
Scope note: Poisoning caused by ingestion of SEAFOOD containing microgram levels of CIGUATOXINS. The poisoning is characterized by gastrointestinal, neurological and cardiovascular disturbances.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
TM transmission
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Ciguatoxins (1978-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003; use CIGUATOXIN 1978-2002
History Note: 2003; see CIGUATOXINS 1978-2002
DeCS ID: 37292
Unique ID: D036841
NLM Classification: WD 405
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2013/07/09
Ciguatera Poisoning - Preferred
Concept UI M0004473
Scope note Poisoning caused by ingestion of SEAFOOD containing microgram levels of CIGUATOXINS. The poisoning is characterized by gastrointestinal, neurological and cardiovascular disturbances.
Preferred term Ciguatera Poisoning
Entry term(s) Ciguatera
Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
Ciguatera Fish Poisonings
Ciguatera Poisonings
Poisoning, Ciguatera
Poisoning, Ciguatera Fish
Poisonings, Ciguatera
Poisonings, Ciguatera Fish



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