title: Acute myocardial infarction following scorpion sting in a case with obstructive coronary artery disease.
abstract: The occurrence of an acute myocardial infarction (MI) following a scorpion sting has been very rarely reported in the previous literature. Possible pathogenetic mechanisms include severe hypotension due to hypovolaemic shock and coronary spasm with subsequent thrombosis of coronary vessels developed after the release of vasoactive, inflammatory and thrombogenic substances contained in the scorpion venom. All of the previously reported cases had normal coronary angiogram. We report a case of a 65-year-old woman who presented with severe scorpion sting and was treated with prazosin. But a few hours later, she developed acute anterior wall MI. Coronary angiogram revealed the presence of significant stenosis in coronary arteries. As acute MI owing to significant coronary artery disease can be evident after severe scorpion envenomation, so every case of acute coronary syndrome following scorpion sting needs early diagnosis, thorough cardiovascular evaluation and appropriate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Deapartment of Cardiology, Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences & Research, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. dr_soumyapatra@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Soumya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patra
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satish
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Singla
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ravindranath
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000368:Aged; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D065008:Scorpion Stings / Q000150:complications*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors