Miranda Carlos Henrique, Maio Karina Tozatto, Moreira Henrique Turin, Moraes Marcos, Custodio Viviane Imaculada do Carmo, Pazin-Filho Antonio, Cupo Palmira
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, São Paulo University, Medical School at Ribeirão Preto, Rua Bernardino de Campos 1000, 14015-130 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Department of Pediatrics, São Paulo University, Medical School at Ribeirão Preto, Rua Bernardino de Campos 1000, 14015-130 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Case Rep Med. 2014;2014:251870. doi: 10.1155/2014/251870. Epub 2014 Feb 13.
We describe a case of severe scorpion envenomation in an adult patient, with the presence of very rapid sustained ventricular tachycardia followed by cardiogenic shock, which was reversed by scorpion antivenom administration. Scorpion venom causes cardiac changes that can lead to an environment favoring arrhythmogenesis.
我们描述了一例成年患者严重蝎子蜇伤的病例,该患者出现了非常快速的持续性室性心动过速,随后发生心源性休克,而给予蝎子抗毒血清后休克得以逆转。蝎子毒液会引起心脏变化,从而导致有利于心律失常发生的环境。