Acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction from a centipede bite

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) following a centipede bite has been very rarely reported. Here, we describe a 22 year-old man who had ST-segment elevation AMI after a centipede bite. He presented with typical chest pain, electro and echocardiographic abnormalities, and elevated cardiac enzymes wit...

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Autores principales: Senthilkumaran, Subramanian, Meenakshisundaram, Ramachandran, Michaels, Andrew D., Suresh, Ponuswamy, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian, Ponniah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd 2011
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Clinical Case Report Based Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3224447/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22135485
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0975-3583.89811
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Sumario:Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) following a centipede bite has been very rarely reported. Here, we describe a 22 year-old man who had ST-segment elevation AMI after a centipede bite. He presented with typical chest pain, electro and echocardiographic abnormalities, and elevated cardiac enzymes with normal coronary angiography. The probable mechanisms were described. Practitioners treating centipede bites shall not consider it lightly, as centipede envenomation may produce a variety of systemic and local manifestations in susceptible individuals.

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