Monteiro Wuelton Marcelo, de Oliveira Sâmella Silva, Pivoto Guilherme, Alves Eliane Campos, de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett Jacqueline, Alexandre Cleber Nunes, Fé Nelson Ferreira, Barbosa Guerra Maria das Graças Vale, da Silva Iran Mendonça, Tavares Antonio Magela, Ferreira Luiz Carlos de Lima, Lacerda Marcus Vinícius Guimarães
Diretoria de Ensino e Pesquisa, Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Diretoria de Ensino e Pesquisa, Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil; Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Toxicon. 2016 Sep 1;119:266-9. doi: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2016.06.015. Epub 2016 Jun 29.
Scorpion stings are a public health problem in the Brazilian Amazon. However, detailed clinical characterization with the proper animal identification is scarce. Here we report a confirmed case of envenoming by Tityus cf. silvestris in the Brazilian Amazon. The case evolved with generalized muscle spasms and was treated with antivenom and supportive therapy, requiring intensive care unit admission. The patient evolved favourably and was discharged after 9 days of hospitalization.
蝎子蜇伤是巴西亚马逊地区的一个公共卫生问题。然而,缺乏对蝎子进行正确鉴定并进行详细临床特征描述的情况。在此,我们报告一例在巴西亚马逊地区确诊的疑似西尔维斯特斯肥尾蝎蜇伤中毒病例。该病例出现全身肌肉痉挛,并接受了抗蛇毒血清和支持性治疗,需要入住重症监护病房。患者病情好转,住院9天后出院。