Severe envenomation by Tityus obscurus Gervais, 1843
Case report of envenomation on a minor, has caused by the stinging of a scorpion, Tityus obscurus Gervais, 1843, in the City of Igarapé-Miri, Northeast of Pará State, Brazil, with local sintoms such as pain, erythema and edema, and systemic symptoms such as somnolence, hallucinatio...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Instituto Evandro Chagas (IEC) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Pan-Amazônica de Saúde (RPAS) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:revista.iec.gov.br:article/591 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ojs.iec.gov.br/rpas/article/view/591 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Scorpionism Poisoning Tityus obscurus Amazon Escorpionismo Envenenamento Amazônia Envenenamiento Amazonía |
| Sumario: | Case report of envenomation on a minor, has caused by the stinging of a scorpion, Tityus obscurus Gervais, 1843, in the City of Igarapé-Miri, Northeast of Pará State, Brazil, with local sintoms such as pain, erythema and edema, and systemic symptoms such as somnolence, hallucinations, tachypnea, tachycardia, prostration, diaphoresis, intense sialorrhea and frequent and uncontrollable vomiting evincing its severity. The patient was treated with scorpion antivenin and clinical support, having satisfactory clinical evolution. The laboratory tests show changes in skeletal muscle enzymes and rather than myocardium. This is the first case report of a severe accident with this scorpion species in the Amazon Region. |
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