M. Cheze
2 Papers
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M. Cheze is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Cerbera. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications.
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Double lethal coconut crab (Birgus latro L.) poisoning.
C. Maillaud,S. Lefebvre,C. Sebat,Yann Barguil,Pierre Cabalion,M. Cheze,E. Hnawia,Mohammed Nour,F. Durand +8 more
TL;DR: This report reports a double lethal coconut crab Birgus latro L. poisoning in New Caledonia, where both patients died after showing gastro-intestinal symptoms, major bradycardia with marked low blood pressure, and finally asystolia, suggesting a digitaline-like substance intoxication.
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First successful curative use of digoxin-specific Fab antibody fragments in a life-threatening coconut crab (Birgus latro L.) poisoning.
TL;DR: The consumption of coconut crab in New Caledonia should be avoided even though the first of the two cases reported suggests that digoxin-specific Fab antibody fragments can be effective in the treatment of life-threatening poisoning caused by the ingestion of this crustacean.