title: Scorpionism due to Tityus neoespartanus (Scorpiones, Buthidae) in Margarita Island, northeastern Venezuela.
abstract: The first two cases of scorpion envenoming caused by Tityus neoespartanus (Buthidae) are described. The accidents took place within human environments (one inside a home and the other inside a school), in the village of La Sierra, Margarita Island, State of Nueva Esparta, northeastern Venezuela. Both cases were moderately severe and developed pancreatic involvement and electrocardiographic abnormalities. This report allows inclusion of Margarita Island among the endemic areas of scorpionism in Venezuela.
authors.affiliation: Núcleo de Anzoátegui, Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la Salud, Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Anzoátegui, Universidad de Oriente, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela. leonardodesousa@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Sousa
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boadas
authors.forename: Demetrio
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kiriakos
authors.forename: Adolfo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borges
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Boadas
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marcano
authors.forename: Iván
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Turkali
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: De Los Ríos
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D065008:Scorpion Stings / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D012605:Scorpions; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014687:Venezuela