Efficacy of Scorpion Antivenom in Grade III and IV Scorpion Envenomation
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Unusual presentations of scorpion envenomation.
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 case...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Indian Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0019-5456,0973-7693
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-018-2688-y