Cardiovascular collapse after myocardial infarction due to centipede bite
Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, cilt.127, sa.13-14, ss.577-579, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 127 Sayı: 13-14
- Basım Tarihi: 2015
- Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00508-015-0801-z
- Dergi Adı: Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.577-579
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Cardiovascular collapse, Centipede bite, Myocardial infarction, Tissue plasminogen activator
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Centipede bites have been reported to cause localized and/or systemic symptoms including local pain, erythema and edema, nausea and vomiting, palpitations, headache, lymphadenopathy, and rhabdomyolysis. However, acute myocardial infarction due to centipede envenomation is reported in only three cases in English medical literature. We present a case of 31-year-old male bitten by a golden colored centipede leading to myocardial infarction and cardiopulmonary arrest which is seen very rarely. The patient was admitted to emergency department with a swollen and painful right foot. However, typical chest pain became the major complaint and cardiopulmonary arrest developed while electrocardiography was being obtained. The patient was resuscitated successfully for 5 min and acute infero-posterolateral myocardial infarction was detected on electrocardiography.