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SQUMJ-Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2010; 10 (2): 258-261
in English
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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