Maillaud C, Hoang-Oppermann T, Hoang-Oppermann V, Rigot H, Girardot S, Nour M. Is stonefish Synanceia verrucosa envenomation potentially lethal?
Toxicon 2020;
184:78-82. [PMID:
32473254 DOI:
10.1016/j.toxicon.2020.05.019]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2020] [Revised: 05/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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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