Scorpionism due to Tityus neoespartanus (Scorpiones, Buthidae) in Margarita Island, northeastern Venezuela

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Boadas, Jesús¹  Kiriakos, Demetrio¹  Boadas, Jenny¹  Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela¹  Instituto de Estudios Avanzados, Caracas, Venezuela¹  De Sousa, Leonardo¹  Marcano, Jenny¹  Universidad de Oriente, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela¹  Borges, Adolfo¹  De Los Ríos, Miguel¹  Turkali, Iván¹ 

关键词: Scorpionism;    Tityus neoespartanus;    Margarita Island;    Venezuela;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822007000600017

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

The first two cases of scorpion envenoming caused by Tityus neoespartanus (Buthidae) are described. The accidents took place within human environments (one inside a home and the other inside a school), in the village of La Sierra, Margarita Island, State of Nueva Esparta, northeastern Venezuela. Both cases were moderately severe and developed pancreatic involvement and electrocardiographic abnormalities. This report allows inclusion of Margarita Island among the endemic areas of scorpionism in Venezuela.

【 授权许可】

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