Al-Binali Ali M, Shabana Medhat, Al-Fifi Suliman, Dawood Sami, Shehri Amer A, Al-Barki Ahmed
Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia.
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2010 Aug;10(2):258-61. Epub 2010 Jul 19.
Cantharidin is an intoxicant found in beetles in the Meloidae (Coleoptera) family. Ingestion may result in haematemesis, impaired level of consciousness, electrolyte disturbance, haematurea and renal impairment. Here, we report two paediatric cases of meloid beetle ingestion resulting in cantharidin poisoning and the clinical presentation of the ensuing intoxication.
斑蝥素是一种存在于芫菁科(鞘翅目)甲虫体内的毒素。摄入后可能导致呕血、意识水平受损、电解质紊乱、血尿和肾功能损害。在此,我们报告两例因摄入芫菁甲虫导致斑蝥素中毒的儿科病例以及随后中毒的临床表现。