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Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
; 42(4): 446-8, 2009.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19802483
RESUMO
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.