Open AccessScorpion sting and hypertensive crisis
Author(s) -
Carlo Ratti,
Luigi Grassi,
Andrea Angheben,
Margherita Gobbo,
L. Brugioni,
R Zandomeneghi
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
italian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.134
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1877-9352
pISSN - 1877-9344
DOI - 10.4081/itjm.2007.4.23
Subject(s) - scorpion , sting , medicine , irritability , tachycardia , furosemide , traditional medicine , medical emergency , anesthesia , venom , ecology , menopause , engineering , biology , aerospace engineering
BACKGROUND Scorpion stings are very frequent in Centre-South America. The most frequently observed clinical symptoms are: local pain and redness, tachycardia, irritability, hypertensive crisis; but it differs with the scorpion species involved. CLINICAL CASE We describe a scorpion sting in a woman who came back from a holiday in Mexico. Consequently she had a hypertensive crisis treated with furosemide. DISCUSSION The scorpion sting can be very dangerous. There are many species which could be lethal; in these cases, identifying the exact species can be essential to save the patient’s life. The treatment consists of symptomatic measures, support of vital functions and i.v. antivenom