Patient No. | Patient 1 | Patient 2 | Patient 3 | Patient 4 | Patient 5 | Patient 6 |
Year | 2007 | 2007 | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 |
Age (year) | 20 | 50 | 9 | 24 | 29 | 34 |
Hometown | Bangkok | Bangkok | Phuket | Phuket | Phuket | Phuket |
Gender | Female | Female | Male | Male | Female | Female |
Onset of symptom | 1 hr after meal (16 hrs prior to admission) | 30 min after meal (6 hrs prior to admission) | 2 hrs after meal (4 hrs prior to admission) | 2 hrs after meal (4 hrs prior to admission) | 4 hrs after meal (4 hrs prior to admission) | 2 hrs after meal (3 hrs prior to admission) |
Symptoms | Perioral/hands/feet numbness, ataxia, vertigo, nausea & vomitting | Abdominal pain, diarrhea, perioral numbness, nausea & vomiting | Diarrhea, perioral & tongue numbness, nausea & vomiting | Abdominal pain, perioral /legs numbness, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea | Diarrhea, Perioral/hands/feet numbness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, cramping | Diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, cramping, perioral/ hands/feet numbness |
History of food taking | Sea bass with Chinese celery | Sea bass with Chinese celery | Red snapper fish curry | Red snapper fish curry | Red snapper fish curry | Red snapper fish curry |
Underlying | No | Dyslipidemia | No | No | No | No |
Vital signs | Normal | Respiratory failure | Hypotension | Normal | Hypotension | Hypotension |
Conscious | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal | Normal |
Neurosigns | Normal (improved) | Horseness of voice, quadriparesis with normal reflexes | Not significant | Not significant | Not significant | Not significant |
CBC | Normal | Normal | NA | NA | NA | Leukocytosis |
Electrolyte | Normal | Normal | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ventilator support | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
Result | Recover in 1 day | Recover in 3 days | Recover in 1 day | Recover in 1 day | Recover in 1 day | Recover in 1 day |