Cesaretli Yildirim, Ozkan Ozcan
Refik Saydam Public Health Agency, 06100 Ankara, Turkey.
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2010 Jul-Aug;52(4):215-20. doi: 10.1590/s0036-46652010000400010.
The most important health-threatening scorpions found in Turkey are; Androctonus crassicauda, Leiurus quinquestriatus, Mesobuthus gibbosus and M. eupeus species, all of which belong to the Buthidae family. The epidemiological and clinical findings of scorpion stings in Turkey were evaluated between the years 1995 and 2004 based on data recorded in the National Poison Information Center (NPIC). A total of 930 cases were recorded. The cases mostly occurred in the month of July. The gender distribution was 50.22% female and 45.48% male. It was shown that the 20-29 age group presented more scorpion stings. Most of the stings occurred in Central Anatolia and Marmara regions of Turkey. Patients at the hospital showed signs of localized (pain, hyperemia, edema and numbness) and systemic effects (hyperthermia, nausea and vomiting, tachycardia, shivering and lethargy) but no lethality was notified. According to records, 33% of the poisoned patients were treated with antivenin in healthcare facilities.
粗尾钳蝎、金环蝎、凸尾蝎和真钳蝎，它们均属于钳蝎科。基于国家中毒信息中心（NPIC）记录的数据，对1995年至2004年间土耳其蝎子蜇伤的流行病学和临床发现进行了评估。共记录了930例病例。这些病例大多发生在7月。性别分布为女性50.22%，男性45.48%。结果显示，20至29岁年龄组的蝎子蜇伤病例较多。大多数蜇伤发生在土耳其中部安纳托利亚和马尔马拉地区。医院的患者表现出局部症状（疼痛、充血、水肿和麻木）和全身症状（高热、恶心和呕吐、心动过速、颤抖和嗜睡），但未报告有死亡病例。根据记录，33%的中毒患者在医疗机构接受了抗蛇毒血清治疗。
