title: [Acute circulatory failure following a stonefish envenomation in New Caledonia: case report].
abstract: The purpose of this report is to describe a case of severe systemic envenomation with cardiac arrest following a sting by the stonefish Synanceia verrucosa. Although the exact mechanism underlying cardiac arrest is debatable, cardiovascular toxicity of stonefish venom appears to have been involved. This case supports the life-threatening potential of this type of accident, a much-debated topic in recent years.
authors.affiliation: SAMU/SMUR/SAU/UHCD, Centre hospitalier territorial de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie. claudemaillaud@yahoo.com.au
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maillaud
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sebat
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pouradier
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Paladini
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Peres
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Durand
mesh_terms: D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D005397:Fish Venoms / Q000633:toxicity*; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009510:New Caledonia; D011042:Poisons / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D005397:Fish Venoms; D011042:Poisons