Ingestion of a blister beetle (Mecoidae family)

Pediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 458-459

  Mallari, Rolando Q ^a   Saif, Mohammed ^a   Elbualy, Musallem S ^a   Sapru, Anil ^a  

^a ROYAL HOSPITAL   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANTHARIDIN;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ANIMALS; BEETLES; CANTHARIDIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; MALE; OMAN; POISONING; VOMITING;

EID: 0029819760     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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