Mussel poisoning
| Classification according to ICD-10 | |
|---|---|
| T61.8 | Toxic effects of other edible marine animals |
| ICD-10 online (WHO version 2019) | |
Mussel poisoning (mytilism) is caused by poisons that are mainly produced by single-celled algae and dinoflagellates and that accumulate in the food chain. There is a danger to humans through the consumption of appropriately fortified seafood. Cooking the contaminated food does not automatically inactivate toxins .
Mussel poisoning is divided into:
- Amnestic or central nervous form ; Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning, ASP : Domoic acid , produced by unicellular red algae and diatoms, can cause life-threatening breathing difficulties .
- Diarrheal form ; Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning, DSP : caused by okadaic acid , dinophysis toxins and pectenotoxins from dinoflagellates, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and chills can occur. Similar symptoms are also Azaspiracid ( Azaspiacid shellfish poisoning, AZP triggered).
- Neurotoxic form ; Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning, NSP : the brevetoxins related to Ciguatoxin ( Ciguatera Fish Poisoning, CFP - a less typical mussel poison) are produced by the dinoflagellate Ptychodiscus brevis . Sometimes painful gastrointestinal complaints and dizziness also result from various paresthesias such as tingling and numbness in the mouth and fingers as well as anxiety states.
- Paralytic form ; Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning, PSP : Saxitoxin , Gonyautoxine, the u. a. are made by dinoflagellates of the genus Alexandrium and can cause respiratory and heart failure.
See also
Web links
- T. Arnold: Toxicity, Shellfish - emedicine.com, Version June 7, 2007
- FDA - Various shellfish-associated toxin (Engl.) ( Memento of 17 January 2009 at the Internet Archive )
