[Acute poisoning caused by cantharidin ingestion for aphrodisiac purposes. A clinical case].
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.
Marcovigi
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P
Servizio di Anestesia e Rianimazione, Ospedale G.B. Morgagni-L. Pierantoni, Azienda USL, Forlì.
Leoni
S
S
Calbi
G
G
Valtancoli
E
E
Ravaglia
G
G
D000328:Adult; D001046:Aphrodisiacs / Q000506:poisoning*; D002193:Cantharidin / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D001046:Aphrodisiacs; D002193:Cantharidin
Intossicazione acuta per ingestione di cantaridina a scopo afrodisiaco. Caso clinico.