Report of a human accident caused by Conus regius (Gastropoda, Conidae)
Conus regius is a venomous mollusc in the Conidae family, which includes species responsible for severe or even fatal accidents affecting human beings. This is the first report on a clinical case involving this species. It consisted a puncture in the right hand of a diver who presented paresthesia a...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2009 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Institution: | Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) |
| Repository: | Repositório Institucional da UNESP |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/231890 |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822009000400016 http://hdl.handle.net/11449/231890 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Brazil Conus regius Poisoning |
| Summary: | Conus regius is a venomous mollusc in the Conidae family, which includes species responsible for severe or even fatal accidents affecting human beings. This is the first report on a clinical case involving this species. It consisted a puncture in the right hand of a diver who presented paresthesia and movement difficulty in the whole limb. The manifestations disappeared after around twelve hours, without sequelae. |
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