Shellfish poisoning

Medical condition

Shellfish poisoning
Specialty	Toxicology

Shellfish poisoning includes four syndromes that share some common features and are primarily associated with bivalve molluscs (such as mussels, clams, oysters and scallops.)^[1] As filter feeders, these shellfish may accumulate toxins produced by microscopic algae, such as cyanobacteria, diatoms and dinoflagellates.

Syndromes

The syndromes are:^{[citation needed]}

Amnesic shellfish poisoning (ASP)
Diarrheal shellfish poisoning (DSP)
Neurotoxic shellfish poisoning (NSP)
Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP)

References

^ Silver, Mary Wilcox (2006), "Protecting Ourselves from Shellfish Poisoning", American Scientist, 94 (4): 316–325, doi:10.1511/2006.60.316

External links

Classification	D ICD-10: T61.2 ICD-9-CM: 988.0 MeSH: D057096 DiseasesDB: 32220 SNOMED CT: 426487006
External resources	eMedicine: emerg/528

Human Illness Associated with Harmful Algae

Inorganic

Metals

Toxic metals	Beryllium Cadmium Lead Mercury Nickel Thallium Tin
Dietary minerals	Chromium Cobalt Copper Iron Manganese Zinc
Other non-toxic metals	Silver¹

Metalloids

Arsenic

Nonmetals

Organic

Phosphorus	Pesticides Aluminium phosphide Organophosphates
Nitrogen	Cyanide Nicotine Nitrogen dioxide poisoning
CHO	alcohol Ethanol Ethylene glycol Methanol Carbon monoxide Oxygen Toluene

Pharmaceutical

Drug overdoses

Nervous	Alcohol Anticholinesterase Aspirin Barbiturates Benzodiazepines Cocaine Lithium Opioids Paracetamol Serotonergic substances Tricyclic antidepressants
Cardiovascular	Digoxin Dipyridamole

Vitamin poisoning

Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Megavitamin-B₆ syndrome

Biological²

Fish / Seafood	Ciguatera Haff disease Ichthyoallyeinotoxism Scombroid Shellfish poisoning Amnesic Diarrhetic Neurotoxic Paralytic
Other vertebrates	Amphibian Batrachotoxin Bombesin Bufotenin Physalaemin Birds Coturnism Mammal Snakes / Snake venom Alpha-Bungarotoxin Ancrod Batroxobin
Arthropods	Arthropod bites and stings Bee sting / Bee venom Apamin Melittin Scorpion venom Charybdotoxin spider venom Latrotoxin / Latrodectism Loxoscelism Tick paralysis
Plants / Fungi	Cinchonism Ergotism Fish toxins Lathyrism Locoism Mushroom Strychnine
Related topics	Bite and Stinger plant Cnidocyte Venomous animals Poisonous animals Deadly fungus Mycotoxicology

Miscellaneous

¹Silver is generally non-toxic metal, but in large doses it can lead to argyria, which is rare. ² including venoms, toxins, foodborne illnesses.
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