Pulmonary infiltration with blood eosinophilia after scorpion sting.
A 30-year-old man developed bilateral pulmonary infiltrates with blood eosinophilia after receiving a scorpion sting. A short course of corticosteroids resulted in rapid improvement. The PIE syndrome after scorpiasis has not, to our knowledge, been described previously.
Shah
P K
PK
Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. S.N. Medical College Hospital, Jodhpur, India.
Lakhotia
M
M
Chittora
M
M
Mehta
S
S
Purohit
A
A
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D065008:Scorpion Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology; D012605:Scorpions
D003907:Dexamethasone