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Life-threatening episode after ingestion of toad eggs: a case report with literature review
1 Department of Emergency Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Fu Jen Catholic University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
2 National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Dr Y-S Shen
Department of Emergency Medicine, Cathay General Hospital, 280 Sec 4, Jen-Ai Rd, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China; yingsheng1024{at}yahoo.com.tw
It is known that toad possesses several toxic substances in the skin and parotid glands. In the past, toad-venom poisoning had been reported from ingestion of toad soup, Kyushin and aphrodisiac pills, but the poisoning from toad eggs is observed for the first time.
The case of a healthy female who had previously eaten toad soup twice without any discomfort is reported. She developed gastrointestinal symptoms and life-threatening cardiac rhythm after ingestion of toad eggs.
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