%0 Journal Article
%T An uncommon urticaria
%A Olivo Bertolo
%A Piero Risucci
%A Cristina Pollet
%A Antonio Sechi
%J Emergency Care Journal
%D 2007
%I PAGEPress Publications
%R 10.4081/ecj.2007.5.13
%X We report the case of a 57 year old woman who developed headache, nausea, palpitation, tachycardia and hypotensione 30 minutes after eating spoiled tuna. A detailed food history and clinical exclusion helped to confirm a suspected diagnosis of scombroid poisining. The sign, symptoms, pathophysiology and management of poisoning from spoiled scombroid fish are discussed. The patient doesnĄ¯t recovered in hospital, but she remained in Emergency Department for some hours under the medical observation; it was necessary for confirm the diagnosis and procure the therapy.
%U http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1249