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Scorpion sting and hypertensive crisis

Author(s) -

Carlo Ratti,

Luigi Grassi,

Andrea Angheben,

Marília Oberto da Silva 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

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