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Drawing of the Spanish Lobster, Scyllarides aequinoctialis (Lund), from Holthuis LB, Marine lobsters of the world, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Fisheries Synopsis No. 125, Vol. 13, 1991. Reprinted with permission.
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A patient experienced classic ciguatera symptoms (1,2) after consuming a lobster containing calcified capsules, but no toxins. The symptoms were therefore psychosomatic. Some of the complex and diverse symptoms reported in ciguatera intoxication may be due to psychosomatic symptoms, not just variations in the type and amount of toxins.
Williams, E...
