title: Pulmonary infiltration with blood eosinophilia after scorpion sting.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Dr. S.N. Medical College Hospital, Jodhpur, India.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lakhotia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chittora
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Purohit
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone