title: Intracranial haemorrhages after Nebo hierochonticus scorpion sting.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Annobil
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Omojola
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vijayakumar
mesh_terms: 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