title: [Acute poisoning caused by cantharidin ingestion for aphrodisiac purposes. A clinical case].
abstract: We report a case of a man who died after ingestion of cantharidin as aphrodisiac. After evaluating the toxicology, we examined the development and therapeutic possibilities of handling the poisoning including charcoal hemoperfusion.
authors.affiliation: Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Ospedale G.B. Morgagni-L. Pierantoni, Azienda USL, Forlì.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marcovigi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Leoni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Calbi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Valtancoli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ravaglia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001046:Aphrodisiacs / Q000506:poisoning*; D002193:Cantharidin / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D001046:Aphrodisiacs; D002193:Cantharidin
vernacular_title: Intossicazione acuta per ingestione di cantaridina a scopo afrodisiaco. Caso clinico.