RESUMO
Herein, four cases of scorpion stings caused by Tityus apiacas recorded from the municipality of Apuí, in the southern region of the Brazilian Amazon, are described. Patients showed systemic clinical manifestations, described as unusual, involuntary, and generalized tingling and numbness, reported by patients as an electric shock sensation, lasting up to 24 hours after the sting. All patients described local pain and sensation, along with other clinical symptoms including local edema and erythema. Systemic manifestations were not life threatening. Antivenom therapy was administered to all patients, who were discharged without complaints.
Assuntos
Antivenenos/uso terapêutico , Picadas de Escorpião/tratamento farmacológico , Venenos de Escorpião/intoxicação , Escorpiões/classificação , Adolescente , Animais , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
Abstract Herein, four cases of scorpion stings caused by Tityus apiacas recorded from the municipality of Apuí, in the southern region of the Brazilian Amazon, are described. Patients showed systemic clinical manifestations, described as unusual, involuntary, and generalized tingling and numbness, reported by patients as an electric shock sensation, lasting up to 24 hours after the sting. All patients described local pain and sensation, along with other clinical symptoms including local edema and erythema. Systemic manifestations were not life threatening. Antivenom therapy was administered to all patients, who were discharged without complaints.
Assuntos
Humanos , Animais , Masculino , Feminino , Criança , Adolescente , Escorpiões/classificação , Antivenenos/uso terapêutico , Picadas de Escorpião/tratamento farmacológico , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
Herein, four cases of scorpion stings caused by Tityus apiacas recorded from the municipality of Apui, in the southern region of the Brazilian Amazon, are described. Patients showed systemic clinical manifestations, described as unusual, involuntary, and generalized tingling and numbness, reported by patients as an electric shock sensation, lasting up to 24 hours after the sting. All patients described local pain and sensation, along with other clinical symptoms including local edema and erythema. Systemic manifestations were not life threatening. Antivenom therapy was administered to all patients, who were discharged without complaints.
