Intracranial haemorrhages after Nebo hierochonticus scorpion sting.
A 3-year-old boy, who was previously well, developed acute pulmonary oedema, fundal haemorrhages, temporary blindness and deafness following a Nebo hierochonticus scorpion sting. Cranial CT scan 8 days after admission showed bilaterally symmetrical multiple hyperdense areas with intense enhancement in the cerebellar and cerebral hemispheres consistent with multiple haemorrhages. He made a complete clinical recovery with resorption of the retinal haemorrhages 4 weeks after the scorpion sting. Cranial CT scan 8 months later revealed the intracranial lesions to be hypodense with no contrast enhancement, indicating resorption of the haemorrhages.
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Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Omojola
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Vijayakumar
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D000818:Animals; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D065008:Scorpion Stings / Q000150:complications*; D012605:Scorpions; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed