scorpion sting

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Epidemiology

  • 1 million cases worldwide annually[4]

Clinical manifestations

Laboratory

Complications

Differential diagnosis

Management

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References

  1. Saunders Manual of Medical Practice, Rakel (ed), WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1996, pg 1172-74
  2. Boyer LV et al Antivenom for critically ill children with neurotoxicity from a scorpion sting. N Engl J Med 2009 May 14; 360:2090. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19439743
  3. FDA NEWS RELEASE: August 3, 2011 FDA approves the first specific treatment for scorpion stings http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm266611.htm
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Isbister GK and Saluba Bawaskar H Scorpion Envenomation N Engl J Med 2014; 371:457-463 <PubMed> PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25075837 <Internet> http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMra1401108