Is stonefish Synanceia verrucosa envenomation potentially lethal?
In: Toxicon. Elsevier: Oxford. ISSN 0041-0101; e-ISSN 1879-3150, meer
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| Trefwoorden |
Synanceia verrucosa Bloch & Schneider, 1801 [WoRMS] Marien/Kust |
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Stonefish; Synanceia verrucosa; Sting; Venom; Lethality; Cardiopulmonary arrest; Acute pulmonary edema; New Caledonia; French Polynesia |
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- Maillaud, C.
- Hoang-Oppermann, T.
- Hoang-Oppermann, V.
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- Rigot, H.
- Girardot, S.
- Nour, M.
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| Abstract |
Stonefish sting lethality in man has been scarcely documented since the middle of the 20th century. We report three clinical cases, including one fatality, emphasizing the cardiovascular toxicity of the Synanceia verrucosa venom, and its potentially lethal effects. All clinical data have been recently collected in New Caledonia and French Polynesia. |
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