Double lethal coconut crab (Birgus latro L.) poisoning

Toxicon

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 81-86

  Maillaud, C ^a   Lefebvre, S ^a   Sebat, C ^a   Barguil, Y ^b,c   Cabalion, P ^d   Cheze, M ^e   Hnawia, E ^c   Nour, M ^c   Durand, F ^a  

^a SMUR   (New Caledonia)

^b Biochemistry Laboratory   (New Caledonia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA NOUVELLE CALÉDONIE   (New Caledonia)

^d Institut de Recherche Pour   (New Caledonia)

^e Laboratoire d'Expertises TOXLAB   (France)

Author keywords

Birgus latro L.; Cardenolide; Cardiorespiratory arrest; Cerbera manghas L.; Coconut crab; Hyperkaliemia; Loyalty Islands; Neriifolin; New Caledonia; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; CARDENOLIDE; CREATININE; DIGOXIN; FUROSEMIDE; GLUCONATE CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; INSULIN; POTASSIUM; SALBUTAMOL;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BIRGUS LATRO; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CASE REPORT; CRAB; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIARRHEA; DIGOXIN BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXHAUSTION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD POISONING; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART ARREST; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; LETHALITY; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; NEW CALEDONIA; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANOMURA; APOCYNACEAE; BRADYCARDIA; CARDENOLIDES; CARDIOTOXINS; FATAL OUTCOME; FRUIT; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPOTENSION; MALE; NEW CALEDONIA; PLANTS, TOXIC; SHELLFISH POISONING;

BIRGUS LATRO; CERBERA; CERBERA MANGHAS; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 70849135975     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.06.034     Document Type: Article

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