Scorpionism due to Tityus neoespartanus (Scorpiones, Buthidae) in Margarita Island, northeastern Venezuela.
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.
De Sousa
Leonardo
L
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
Boadas
Jenny
J
Kiriakos
Demetrio
D
Borges
Adolfo
A
Boadas
Jesús
J
Marcano
Jenny
J
Turkali
Iván
I
De Los Ríos
Miguel
M
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