title: Life-threatening episode after ingestion of toad eggs: a case report with literature review.
abstract: It is known that toad possesses several toxic substances in the skin and parotid glands. In the past, toad-venom poisoning had been reported from ingestion of toad soup, Kyushin and aphrodisiac pills, but the poisoning from toad eggs is observed for the first time. The case of a healthy female who had previously eaten toad soup twice without any discomfort is reported. She developed gastrointestinal symptoms and life-threatening cardiac rhythm after ingestion of toad eggs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, 280 Sec 4, Jen-Ai Rd, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Hung-Yi
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Kuo
authors.forename: Chin-Wang
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Jiann-Hwa
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yung-Lung
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ying-Sheng
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000664:Amphibian Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*; D000818:Animals; D002025:Bufonidae; D004531:Eggs / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000664:Amphibian Venoms; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments