title: Life-threatening episode after ingestion of toad eggs: a case report with literature review.
abstract: It is known that the toad possesses several toxic substances in the skin and parotid glands. In the past, toad-venom poisoning has been reported from ingestion of toad soup, Kyushin and aphrodisiac pills, but 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. A transvenous temporary pacemaker was used promptly to prevent from lethal bradyarrhythmia. Hyperkalaemia was managed with insulin, glucose water and sodium bicarbonate. A digoxin-specific Fab fragment was administered to this young woman 4 h subsequent to her admission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Fu Jen Catholic University School of Medicine, 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