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https://hdl.handle.net/1/958| Title: | Tremor syndrome associated with a fungal toxin: Sequelae of food contamination | Authors: | Lewis, Peter R ;Cook, Lucy ;Donoghue, Michael B;Hocking, Ailsa D;Granger, Linda V | Issue Date: | Jan-2005 | Source: | Volume 182, Issue 11, pp. 582 - 584. | Journal title: | The Medical Journal of Australia | Department: | Public Health | Abstract: | We report on an elderly couple who presented with a syndrome that included severe generalised tremor and incoordination after eating soup from a damaged can. Black mould contaminating the can was subcultured and the fungus Penicillium crustosum was identified. This fungus usually produces a potent neurotoxin called penitrem A. The couple displayed symptoms consistent with penitrem A ingestion, all of which resolved fully. Penitrem A intoxication has been well documented in animals, but not in humans. | URI: | https://elibrary.cclhd.health.nsw.gov.au/cclhdjspui/handle/1/958 | Pubmed: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15938687 | ISSN: | 0025-729X | Publicaton type: | Journal Article | Keywords: | Toxicity |
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