title: Asymmetric pulmonary edema after scorpion sting: a case report.
abstract: A 12-year-old boy was referred with acute asymmetric pulmonary edema (APE) four-hour after scorpion sting to Emergency department. On admission, the main clinical manifestations were: dyspnea, tachypnea, and tachycardia. Chest x-ray revealed APE predominantly on the right hemithorax. The patient was treated with oxygen, intravenous frusemide and digoxin and discharged on the sixth hospital day in a good condition. This case report emphasizes the occurrence of asymmetric pulmonary edema after severe scorpion envenomation within few hours immediately after the sting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. ebrahimrazi@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ebrahim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Razi
authors.forename: Elaheh
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Malekanrad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D004077:Digoxin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005665:Furosemide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D065008:Scorpion Stings / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012604:Scorpion Venoms / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012605:Scorpions
chemical_list: D012604:Scorpion Venoms; D004077:Digoxin; D005665:Furosemide