Antepartum fetal death following a yellow scorpion sting.
Scorpion envenomation in pregnant victims has been scarcely studied. We would like to suggest an association between yellow scorpion sting during the third trimester of pregnancy and adverse fetal outcome. The particular deleterious mechanism of scorpion venom has not been elucidated yet.
Leibenson
Lilach
L
Soroka University Medical Center, 21/6 Rechavam Zeevi St., 84719, Beersheba, Israel. llilach@bgu.ac.il
Leibenson
M
M
Silberstein
T
T
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012604:Scorpion Venoms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000633:toxicity; D012605:Scorpions / Q000276:immunology*
D012604:Scorpion Venoms