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Informationen zum Autor Dr. Donald G. Barceloux is presently a Staff Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Pomona Valley Community Hospital. He is also a teacher at UCLA, an active consultant on medical toxicology, and a fellow at the American Academy of Clinical Toxicology, American College of Medical Toxicology, and the American College of Emergency Medicine. In addition, he has written an array of papers and co-authored a medical toxicology reference book. Klappentext Interest and information in the field of medical toxicology has grown rapidly, but there has never been a concise, authoritative reference focused on the subjects of natural substances, chemical and physical toxins, drugs of abuse, and pharmaceutical overdoses. Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances finally gives you an easily accessible resource for vital toxicological information on foods, plants, and animals in key areas in the natural environment. Zusammenfassung Authoritative reference work on medical toxicology, focusing on the four subjects of natural substances: chemical and physical toxins, drugs of abuse and pharmaceutical overdose. Provides comprehensive information on chemical structure, analytical methods, clinical features, and treatment. Inhaltsverzeichnis FOREWORD xv PREFACE xvii ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xix REVIEW PANEL xxi PART 1 FOODBORNE and MICROBIAL TOXINS 1 I Chemical Contamination and Additives 5 by Cyrus Rangan, MD, FAAP 1 Food Contamination 5 2 Food Additives and Sensitivities 22 II Staples and Spices 34 3 Akee Fruit and Jamaican Vomiting Sickness (Blighia sapida Köenig) 34 4 Cinnamon (Cinnamomum Species) 39 5 Cyanogenic Foods (Cassava, Fruit Kernels, and Cycad Seeds) 44 6 Cycad Seeds and Chronic Neurologic Disease (Cycas Species) 54 7 Djenkol Bean [Archidendron jiringa (Jack) I. C. Nielsen] 59 8 Grass Pea and Neurolathyrism (Lathyrus sativus L.) 62 9 Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.) 67 10 Pepper and Capsaicin (Capsicum and Piper Species) 71 11 Potatoes, Tomatoes, and Solanine Toxicity (Solanum tuberosum L., Solanum lycopersicum L.) 77 12 Rhubarb and Oxalosis (Rheum Species) 84 III Microbes 89 A Bacteria 89 by Cyrus Rangan, MD, FAAP 13 Bacillus cereus 89 14 Campylobacter jejuni 96 15 Clostridium botulinum (Botulism) 103 16 Clostridium perfringens 114 17 Escherichia coli 120 18 Listeria monocytogenes 133 19 Salmonella 141 20 Shigella Species (Shiga Enterotoxins) 150 21 Staphylococcus aureus 156 22 Streptococcus Species 162 23 Vibrio Species 167 24 Yersinia enterocolitica 174 B Other Microbes 181 25 Cyanobacteria 181 26 Protozoa and Intestinal Parasites 191 27 Gastrointestinal Viruses 202 IV Seafood 212 28 Amnesic Shellfi sh Poisoning and Domoic Acid 212 29 Azaspiracid Shellfi sh Poisoning and Azaspiracid Toxins 218 30 Diarrhetic Shellfi sh Poisoning and Okadaic Acid 222 31 Neurotoxic Shellfi sh Poisoning and Brevetoxins 227 32 Paralytic Shellfi sh Poisoning and Saxitoxins 231 33 Ciguatera Fish Poisoning and Ciguatoxins 238 34 Puffer Fish Poisoning and Tetrodotoxin 247 35 Red Whelk and Tetramine 253 36 Scombroid Fish, Scombrotoxin, and Histamine 256 PART 2 FUNGAL TOXINS 261 I Mushrooms 265 37 Amatoxin-Containing Mushrooms 265 38 False Morel and Gyromitrin Poisoning 285 39 Gastroenteritis-Producing Mushrooms 290 40 Inky Cap and Coprine Toxicity [Coprinus atramentarius (Bull.) Fr.] 294 41 Isoxazole-Containing Mushrooms and Pantherina Syndrome (Amanita muscaria, Amanita pantherina) 298 42 Muscarine-Containing Mushrooms and Muscarine ...
