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Nursing Critical Care, 2016
Abstract: Centruroides sculpturatus/exilicauda, better known as the bark scorpion, is a member of the class Arachnida and the family Buthidae and the most dangerous scorpion within the United States.
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Abstract: Centruroides sculpturatus/exilicauda, better known as the bark scorpion, is a member of the class Arachnida and the family Buthidae and the most dangerous scorpion within the United States.
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Immunotherapy for scorpion envenoming in Brazil
Toxicon, 1998Using the ELISA we have shown that in rats subcutaneously injected with Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom there is a fast absorption rate, a fast and high distribution of venom to tissues, a great affinity of the venom for the tissues and a slow elimination half-life. Because of these experimental data, i.v.
N A, Rezende +2 more
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Gastrointestinal manifestations in severe scorpion envenomation
Gastroentérologie Clinique et Biologique, 2005To evaluate the type and incidence of gastrointestinal manifestations secondary to scorpion envenomation and their prognostic significance.All patients admitted to our ICU for scorpion envenomation were included in this retrospective chart review of a 13-year period (1990 - 2002).During the study period, 951 patients were admitted for scorpion ...
Mabrouk, Bahloul +10 more
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North American Snake and Scorpion Envenomations
Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 2013Envenomations by snakes and scorpions in North America, although uncommon, do occur, and the victims may seek medical treatment. Combined, snake and scorpion encounters result in more than 25,000 calls a year to poison centers. Although some similarities exist with respect to general signs of envenomation and treatment, specific nuances distinguish the
Jennifer, Wilbeck, Chip, Gresham
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Envenomation by the Scorpion Centruroides Sculpturatus
Journal of Toxicology: Clinical Toxicology, 1983Envenomation by the scorpion C. sculpturatus can be life threatening. The action of the venom is to produce prolonged and excessive firing of neuronal axons which results in a wide variety of signs and symptoms. Records of 670 patients suffering from scorpion stings in central Arizona in 1982 were reviewed to characterize the clinical course of these ...
S C, Curry +4 more
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Scorpion Sting and Envenomation
2014Scorpion stings are a major public health problem in many underdeveloped tropical countries, especially Sahelian Africa, South India, the Middle East, Mexico, and South Latin America. Although there are various species of scorpions, only few of these can be potentially lethal to humans.
Robed Amin, Abul Faiz
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Scorpion envenomation causing hemiparesis.
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 2002We report a case of scorpion sting who presented with right hemiparesis and deranged level of consciousness. Prolonged BT/CT, decreased platelet counts, prolongation of PT and APTT with positive fibrinogen degradation products (FDP) D-dimer and CT scan findings of multiple cerebral haemorrhagic infarct indicating the presence of disseminated ...
D K, Kochar +5 more
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Scorpion envenomation: a deadly illness requiring an effective therapy
Toxin Reviews, 2021Faez Amokrane Nait Mohamed +1 more
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