Scorpionism due to Tityus neoespartanus (Scorpiones, Buthidae) in Margarita Island, northeastern Venezuela.

De Sousa, Leonardo; Boadas, Jenny; Kiriakos, Demetrio; Borges, Adolfo; Boadas, Jesús; Marcano, Jenny; Turkali, Iván; De Los Ríos, Miguel

De Sousa, Leonardo; Boadas, Jenny; Kiriakos, Demetrio; Borges, Adolfo; Boadas, Jesús; Marcano, Jenny; Turkali, Iván; De Los Ríos, Miguel.

Afiliação

De Sousa L; Núcleo de Anzoátegui, Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud, Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Anzoátegui, Universidad de Oriente, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. leonardodesousa@yahoo.com

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop ; 40(6): 681-5, 2007.

Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18200425

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

The first two cases of scorpion envenoming caused by Tityus neoespartanus (Buthidae) are described. The accidents took place within human environments (one inside a home and the other inside a school), in the village of La Sierra, Margarita Island, State of Nueva Esparta, northeastern Venezuela. Both cases were moderately severe and developed pancreatic involvement and electrocardiographic abnormalities. This report allows inclusion of Margarita Island among the endemic areas of scorpionism in Venezuela.

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Picadas de Escorpião/etiologia; Adolescente; Animais; Criança; Humanos; Masculino; Picadas de Escorpião/tratamento farmacológico; Escorpiões; Índice de Gravidade de Doença; Venezuela

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