'Jamaican Stone': A potentially lethal remedy for delaying ejaculation.
Poisoning by ingestion of 'Jamaican Stone', a kind of cardioactive steroid, is extremely rare. However, mortality is very high. For this reason, when it occurs, an early and accurate diagnosis represents a critical challenge for clinicians. We present an unusual case of electrical storm caused by this substance.
Department of Cardiology, Hospital 12 octubre, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: b.diazanton@gmail.com.
Belén
B
Díaz-Antón
Department of Cardiology, Hospital 12 octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Guillermo
G
Alonso-Deniz
Department of Cardiology, Hospital 12 octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Jose Luis
JL
Perez-Vela
Department of Cardiology, Hospital 12 octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Javier
J
Molina-Martín de Nicolás
Department of Cardiology, Hospital 12 octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Belen
B
Rubio-Alonso
Department of Cardiology, Hospital 12 octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Alfonso
A
Jurado-Román
Department of Cardiology, Hospital 12 octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Ana
A
Miguel-Gutierrez
Department of Cardiology, Hospital 12 octubre, Madrid, Spain.
Roberto
R
Martin-Asenjo
D000328:Adult; D054537:Atrioventricular Block / Q000139:chemically induced*; D002018:Bufanolides / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D061686:Premature Ejaculation / Q000188:drug therapy*
D002018:Bufanolides; C095591:chan su
Bufadienolides; Bufadienolídeos; Cardenolides; Cardenolídeos; Cardioactive steroids; Esteroides cardioativos; Jamaican Stone; Pedra jamaicana