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

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Leonardo De Sousa²  Jenny Boadas¹  Demetrio Kiriakos²  Adolfo Borges¹  Jesús Boadas¹  Jenny Marcano¹  Iván Turkali¹  Miguel De Los Ríos¹ 

[1] ,Universidad de Oriente Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Anzoátegui Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias de la SaludPuerto La Cruz,Venezuela

关键词: Scorpionism;    Tityus neoespartanus;    Margarita Island;    Venezuela;    Escorpionismo;    Tityus neoespartanus;    Ilha de Margarita;    Venezuela;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822007000600017

来源: SciELO

【 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.

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