title: Unusual presentations of scorpion envenomation.
abstract: Scorpions are nocturnal arthropods that inject their venom through the victims' skin by stingers. By the envenomation, clinical manifestations in a wide spectrum may occur, including pain at one side and death because of severe cardiopulmonary or neurological abnormalities. Sometimes the victim cannot describe the insect or does not remember even being stung after the event. We present two cases of scorpion envenomation with different and rare clinical situations with a short review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Cukurova University School of Medicine, Balcali-Adana, Turkey. ranalpay@cu.edu.tr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ranu Alpay
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sebe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Topal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005334:Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium / Q000201:enzymology; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D065008:Scorpion Stings / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012604:Scorpion Venoms; D012605:Scorpions
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000997:Antivenins; D012604:Scorpion Venoms; D005283:Fentanyl