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Scorpion Venom: Detriments and Benefits

Biomedicines, 2020
Scorpion venom may cause severe medical complications and untimely death if injected into the human body. Neurotoxins are the main components of scorpion venom that are known to be responsible for the pathological manifestations of envenoming.
Karla Bordon, Andreas Hougaard Laustsen, Shirin Ahmadi   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Overview of Scorpion Species from China and Their Toxins

Toxins, 2014
Scorpions are one of the most ancient groups of terrestrial animals. They have maintained a steady morphology over more than 400 million years of evolution.
Zhijian Cao, Yingliang Wu, Wu Yingliang   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Toxic myocarditis following scorpion sting in a child: a case report and pediatric management approach [PDF]

BMC Pediatrics
Introduction and importance Scorpion envenomation is a common issue in tropical regions, with cardiac complications being rare but potentially fatal.
Ali Akbari, Fatemeh Niksefat, Arvin Mirshahi, Forod Salehi   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Effects of climate variables on the incidence of scorpion stings in Iran for five years

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2021
Background: Although scorpionism is recorded worldwide, some regions such as Iran present a higher incidence. Due to the great prevalence of scorpion stings in Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran, the present study examined the relationship between ...
Ahmad Ghorbani, Behzad Mansouri, Masoumeh Baradaran   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiological Characterizations, New Localities, and a Checklist of the Known Scorpions in the Kurdistan Region, Northern Iraq

Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2023
Background: Annually, thousands of scorpion stings and rare mortalities are recorded in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. In the present study, we prepared a checklist for the geographical distribution of scorpion fauna composition, new localities data, and
Fenik Sherzad Hussen, Hamid Saeid Kachel, Gzng Hama, Edi Kachal, Masoud Slo, Ihsan Hiwil, Ayoub Ibrahim Ahmed   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Extraction and quantification of antivenomous antibodies in chicken eggs against scorpion venom

Ciência Rural, 2023
: Avian-derived IgY is thought to be the best therapy for scorpion bites concerning low-level side effects. The present study analyzed a hypothesis about the neutralization of scorpion venom Androcotonus australis through antibodies produced in the egg ...
Mehvish Andleeb, Aleem Ahmed Khan
doaj   +1 more source

Scorpion sting and blindness: A case report

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2023
Scorpion stings are one of the most common envenomations seen in the world. Rarely scorpion stings are known to cause a stroke. We report a case of a 60-year-old male, who presented with an unknown bite over the right middle finger which the patient ...
Pradeep Ravi, Balamurugesan Kandan
doaj   +1 more source

Epidemiological and clinical status of patients with scorpion sting: emergency department of Sina hospital in Tabriz-Iran [PDF]

Journal of Emergency Practice and Trauma, 2017
Objective: Scorpion is one of the world’s most venomous arthropods and every year many people are bitten by it. In Iran, scorpion sting is a common health issue.
kavous Shahsavarinia, Ali Taghizadieh, Amir Ghaffarzad, Amin Shariati, Farzad Rahmani   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Species conservation profile of the stenoendemic cave spider Pimoa delphinica (Araneae, Pimoidae) from the Varaita valley (NW-Italy)

Biodiversity Data Journal, 2017
Pimoa delphinica Mammola, Hormiga & Isaia, 2016 is a troglophile araneoid spider endemic of the high Varaita valley (Western Alps, Province of Cuneo, NW Italy).
Stefano Mammola, Gustavo Hormiga, Marco Isaia   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Scorpions: A Presentation [PDF]

Toxins, 2014
Scorpions, at least the species of the family Buthidæ whose venoms are better known, appear as animals that have evolved very little over time. The composition of their venoms is relatively simple as most toxins have a common structural motif that is found in other venoms from primitive species.
Max Goyffon, Jean-Nicolas Tournier
openaire   +3 more sources