The action of Tityus trinitatis venom on the canine pancreas

ABSTRACT

Acute pancretitis following the sting of the scorpion of Trinidad, Tityus trinitatis has been described (Waterman, 1938; Poon-King, 1963;Bartholomew, 1970). Whereas excessive salivary secretion is well documented as one of the common sequelae of scorpion stings, as far as we are aware no reports have ever been published on the secretory response of the pancreas to scorpion venom. This paper records for the first time the pancreatic exocrine response to scorpion venom, in this case that of T. trinitatis from Trinidad. (AU)