Citation

Corrêa BAAP, Sena VMA, Matsushita RH, Citeli NK. Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 2020; 54: e04612020.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical)

DOI

10.1590/0037-8682-0461-2020

PMID

33338114

Abstract

We report a case of envenomation by Dendrobates tinctorius in the northwest of the Amazon Forest. The patients were two men, who presented with numbness in the right arm and slight numbness in the lower lip, respectively. Dendrobates tinctorius secretions contain pumiliotoxin, one of several toxins found in the dendrobatidis skin, which interferes with muscle contraction and causes locomotor difficulties. Although Dendrobatidae is a family of anurans known for their venom, few studies describe the symptoms of envenomation in humans.

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