Annobil S H, Omojola M F, Vijayakumar E
Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Ann Trop Paediatr. 1991;11(4):377-80. doi: 10.1080/02724936.1991.11747533.
A 3-year-old boy, who was previously well, developed acute pulmonary oedema, fundal haemorrhages, temporary blindness and deafness following a Nebo hierochonticus scorpion sting. Cranial CT scan 8 days after admission showed bilaterally symmetrical multiple hyperdense areas with intense enhancement in the cerebellar and cerebral hemispheres consistent with multiple haemorrhages. He made a complete clinical recovery with resorption of the retinal haemorrhages 4 weeks after the scorpion sting. Cranial CT scan 8 months later revealed the intracranial lesions to be hypodense with no contrast enhancement, indicating resorption of the haemorrhages.
