Paresthesia in envenomation by the scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus.
We observed two patients with systemic paresthesia as the sole systemic manifestation of envenomation by L. quinquestriatus. A prospective study of the incidence of local and systemic paresthesia in 20 consecutive patients stung by this scorpion was done. Sixteen patients (80%) had only local complaints and 4/20 (20%) had mild systemic manifestations. Eleven patients (55%) had local paresthesia and in 2 patients (10%) systemic paresthesia was noted involving all four extremities in one patient and the perioral area in the other. The possible mechanism of paresthesia following a scorpion sting is discussed.
Bogomolski-Yahalom
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Department of Internal Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel.
Amitai
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Stalnikowicz
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D065008:Scorpion Stings / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012604:Scorpion Venoms / Q000506:poisoning*; D012605:Scorpions
D012604:Scorpion Venoms