Posted on 06/27/2019 3:58:58 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A combination of cocaine and toxic pufferfish liver sent a Florida man to the emergency room, according to a new case report.
The liver from a pufferfish, also known as fugu, is considered a delicacy in Japan. But eating it is risky, as the fish's liver contains a high concentration of a deadly poison known as tetrodotoxin (TTX), which causes paralysis if ingested.
The 43-year-old man's case was more complex than a typical fugu-eater's, however. Over the past few days, he had ingested cocaine and eaten canned foods, which made his physicians wonder whether foodborne botulism was at play, too.
The man had high blood pressure (possibly from his cocaine use) and chronic kidney disease, the doctors noted. When he came to the ER, the man was not in good shape; he was throwing up, had weakness and difficulty speaking, and said that he had stomach pain, tearing chest pain and numb legs.
The man's grandmother, who had also nibbled on the pufferfish, came with him to the hospital. But because her fugu portion had been smaller, she had fewer symptoms: dizziness and leg weakness, the doctors said.
Health care workers immediately gave the man medication to lower his high blood pressure and intubated him so that he would be able to breathe if the TTX paralyzed his breathing muscles. In case he had botulism, they also gave him botulinum antitoxin, the doctors reported.
Horowitz added that the man's kidney dialysis likely wasn't caused by the TTX or the suspected botulism. Rather, the culprit was probably the cocaine, which can cause blood pressure to spike.
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That’s some bad fugu!
So feeding your puffer fish cocaine might cause a problem?
You have to wonder how this fool and his money got together in the first place.
He can cross that off of his bucket list.
Florida man.
Some fugu eaters always want the fish's liver nicked just a little so their lips “tingle” when eating it.
I've had fugu a few times there. A very bland taste. The “thrill” is the risk. I guess.
Fugu me!
OMG!
why not just jump off a bridge?
much easier
“I’ve had fugu a few times there. A very bland taste.”
Put a little wasabi on it.
When I hear Democrats yammering about “income inequality” I think about people like this guy...versus people like you & me.
So yeah, it aint right, & we ought to fix that.
Age 43 is plenty of time living for someone with such a small brain.
ha!
he needs a good diet doctor, ha
"I do not want to eat Fugu. I want to survive Fugu."
Well I picked a bad week to give up cocaine and puffer fish.
Clearly, this is a food choice made by a Democrat. /s
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