Case Reports
Vol. 1 No. 4 (2007)
https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2007.4.23

Scorpion sting and hypertensive crisis

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Received: 3 May 2013
Published: 3 May 2013
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Scorpion, Sting, Woman, Furosemide, Hypertensive crisis.

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C. Ratti
paola.granata@pagepress.org
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L. Grassi
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A. Angheben
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M. Gobbo
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L. Brugioni
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R. Zandomeneghi
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BACKGROUND Scorpion stings are very frequent in Centre-South America. The most frequently observed clinical symptoms are: local pain and redness, tachycardia, irritability, hypertensive crisis; but it differs with the scorpion species involved.
CLINICAL CASE We describe a scorpion sting in a woman who came back from a holiday in Mexico. Consequently she had a hypertensive crisis treated with furosemide.
DISCUSSION The scorpion sting can be very dangerous. There are many species which could be lethal; in these cases, identifying the exact species can be essential to save the patient's life. The treatment consists of symptomatic measures, support of vital functions and i.v. antivenom.

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Scorpion sting and hypertensive crisis. (2013). Italian Journal of Medicine, 1(4), 23-24. https://doi.org/10.4081/itjm.2007.4.23

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