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Human & Experimental Toxicology, Vol. 27, No. 1, 81-85 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0960327108088974

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Unusual presentations of scorpion envenomation

N Ranu Alpay

Department of Emergency Medicine, Cukurova University School of Medicine, Balcali-Adana, Turkey

S Satar

Department of Emergency Medicine, Cukurova University School of Medicine, Balcali-Adana, Turkey

A Sebe

Department of Emergency Medicine, Cukurova University School of Medicine, Balcali-Adana, Turkey

M Demir

Department of Emergency Medicine, Cukurova University School of Medicine, Balcali-Adana, Turkey

M Topal

Department of Cardiology, Cukurova University School of Medicine, Balcali-Adana, Turkey

Scorpions are nocturnal arthropods that inject their venom through the victims’ skin by stingers. By the envenomation, clinical manifestations in a wide spectrum may occur, including pain at one side and death because of severe cardiopulmonary or neurological abnormalities. Sometimes the victim cannot describe the insect or does not remember even being stung after the event. We present two cases of scorpion envenomation with different and rare clinical situations with a short review of the literature.

Key Words: envenomation • hypopotassemia • myocardial infarction • scorpion


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