Specialty emergency medicine ICD-9-CM 988.0 eMedicine emerg/528 | ICD-10 T61.2 DiseasesDB 32220 | |
Shellfish poisoning includes four (4) syndromes that share some common features and are primarily associated with bivalve molluscs (such as mussels, clams, oysters and scallops.) These shellfish are filter feeders and, therefore, accumulate toxins produced by microscopic algae, such as cyanobacteria, diatoms and dinoflagellates.
Syndromes
The syndromes are:
References
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