Citation

Al-Binali AM, Shabana M, Al-Fifi S, Dawood S, Shehri AA, Al-Barki A. Sultan Qaboos Univ. Med. J. 2010; 10(2): 258-261.

Affiliation

Department of Child Health, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Saudi Arabia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Sultan Qaboos University)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21509239

PMCID

PMC3074703

Abstract

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.

Language: en