Toad Venom Poisoning Resembling Digitalis Intoxication and Hyperkalemia: A Case Report

Toad toxin has digitalis-like cardioactive effects that include bradycardia, varying degrees of atrioventricular block, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death. We report here on a 54-year-old man who had varying degrees of atrioventricular block and nonsustained v...

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Veröffentlicht in:Korean circulation journal 2007, 37(6), , pp.283-286
Hauptverfasser: 현대우, 권택근, 김기영, 배장호
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Zusammenfassung:Toad toxin has digitalis-like cardioactive effects that include bradycardia, varying degrees of atrioventricular block, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death. We report here on a 54-year-old man who had varying degrees of atrioventricular block and nonsustained ventricular tachycardia two hours after he ate a bowl of toad soup. (Korean Circulation J 2007;37:283-286) KCI Citation Count: 0
ISSN:1738-5520
1738-5555