[Acute circulatory failure following a stonefish envenomation in New Caledonia: case report].
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.
Maillaud
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SAMU/SMUR/SAU/UHCD, Centre hospitalier territorial de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa, Nouvelle-Calédonie. claudemaillaud@yahoo.com.au
Sebat
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C
Pouradier
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F
Paladini
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L
Peres
O
O
Durand
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F
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*
D005397:Fish Venoms; D011042:Poisons