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Scrotum Injury by Scorpion Sting
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2008 Androctonus crassicauda is the second most frequent causes of scorpion sting in south-west Iran. Its venom can cause sever pain, autonomic, central nervous system (CNS), muscle function disturbances, and death.
R Dehghani, T Khamehchian
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Scorpion Sting Management at Tertiary and Secondary Care Emergency Departments. [PDF]
Oman Med J, 2019 Objectives: We sought to review the management of scorpion stings in tertiary and secondary care emergency departments in Oman and determine physician’s knowledge of management protocols. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of all scorpion stings
Al Abri S +3 more
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Saudi medicinal plants for the treatment of scorpion sting envenomation. [PDF]
Saudi J Biol Sci, 2017 Scorpion sting envenoming poses major public health problems. The treatment modalities include antivenoms, chemical antidotes and phytotherapy, with varying degrees of effectiveness and side effects.
Al-Asmari A +4 more
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MID-REGIONAL PRO ATRIAL NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (MR-PROANP) AS A NOVEL BIOMARKER FOR EARLY PREDICTION OF CARDIAC INJURY FOLLOWING SCORPION STING AMONG CHILDREN. [PDF]
The Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences and Applied Toxicology, 2022 Background: Scorpion envenomation represents a vital health problem, especially in children. Scorpion venom causes diverse harmful side effects on different body systems; however, the most serious one is considered the cardiotoxic effect. Aim of the work:
mohammed sarhan, zaki zaki, Eman Mahmoud
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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 +2 more
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Forecasting and prediction of scorpion sting cases in Biskra province, Algeria, using a seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average model [PDF]
Epidemiology and Health, 2016 OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to highlight some epidemiological aspects of scorpion envenomations, to analyse and interpret the available data for Biskra province, Algeria, and to develop a forecasting model for scorpion sting cases in Biskra ...
Schehrazad Selmane, Mohamed L’Hadj
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Scorpion sting nephropathy [PDF]
Clinical Kidney Journal, 2011 Scorpion envenomations are ubiquitous, but nephropathy is a rare manifestation, reported mainly from the Middle East and North Africa. Rapid venom redistribution from blood, delayed excretion from the kidneys, direct toxicity of venom enzymes, cytokine release and afferent arteriolar constriction have been seen in experimental animals. Haemoglobinuria,
Viswanathan, Stalin, Prabhu, Chaitanya
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Scorpion sting: eclampsia [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2012 Scorpion stings are common in many regions of the world, particularly in rural areas. While most of the stings are harmless and tend to be milder, some stings rarely have severe clinical course, including neurological, cardiovascular and respiratory system complications.
Suat, Zengin +3 more
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Heart and Mind, 2020 Scorpion sting is common in India; usually, these are harmless and follow a benign clinical course but sometimes have serious life-threatening complications including death.
Piyush Kalantri +3 more
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Retrospective Study of Children with Scorpion Envenomation in a Tertiary Care Center of North India [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2020 Background: Scorpion envenomation is a common public health problem worldwide and children are at greater risk of developing severe cardiac, respiratory and neurological complications.
Rajesh Yadav +4 more
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