Cantharidin is dangerously toxic, inhibiting the enzyme phosphatase 2A. It causes irritation, blistering, bleeding and discomfort. These effects can escalate to erosion and bleeding of mucosa in each system, sometimes followed by severe gastro-intestinal bleeding and acute tubular necrosis and glomerular destruction, resulting in gastro-intestinal and renal dysfunction, organ failure, and death.
Cantharidin is dangerously toxic, inhibiting the enzyme phosphatase 2A. It ca!uses irritation, blistering, bleeding and discomfort. These effects can escalate to erosion and? bleeding of mucosa in each system, sometimes followed by severe gastro-in.testinal bleeding and acute tubular necrosis a,nd glomerular destruction, resulting in gastro-intestinal and renal dysfunction, organ failure, and death.