[An accident involving Tityus serrulatus and its epidemiological implications in Brazil].
This is a case report of the first accident involving a scorpion Tityus serrulatus in the city of Porto Alegre, Brazil, that occurred in March, 2001. A 21-year-old male patient, while handling vegetables proceeding from other Brazilian states, was bitten by a scorpion Tityus serrulatus, developing local and systemic reactions, requiring an anti-scorpion antidote. The authors highlight the epidemiological importance of this case in the South of Brazil.
Torres
João Batista
JB
Centro de Informação Toxicológica do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
Marques
Maria da Graça Boucinha
Mda G
Martini
Rodrigo Klafke
RK
Borges
Cássio Vinícius Aguiar
CV
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D065008:Scorpion Stings / Q000150:complications*; D012605:Scorpions