title: [An accident involving Tityus serrulatus and its epidemiological implications in Brazil].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Informação Toxicológica do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: João Batista
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: Maria da Graça Boucinha
authors.initials: Mda G
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Rodrigo Klafke
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Martini
authors.forename: Cássio Vinícius Aguiar
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Borges
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D065008:Scorpion Stings / Q000150:complications*; D012605:Scorpions