title: Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the scorpion envenomation in Tunisia.
abstract: This work deals with a clinical and epidemiological study of the scorpion envenomation in Tunisia, from 717 scorpion stings recorded during a year at the Sfax Hospital with a mortality rate of 0.35%, all the patients died being less 15 years old. The serotherapy with a specific antivenin made in the Institut Pasteur of Tunis is the main element of the therapeutics.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012604:Scorpion Venoms; D012605:Scorpions / Q000145:classification; D014416:Tunisia
chemical_list: D012604:Scorpion Venoms