Acute kidney injury and pancreatitis due to scorpion sting: case report and literature review

ABSTRACT Despite the high number of accidents due to scorpion stings in Brazil, severe cases in adults are seldomly reported. In the Northeast region of Brazil, Tityus stigmurus is the most prevalent species. A 69 year-old woman who was stung by a scorpion attended the emergency room 5 hours after e...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Polianna Lemos Moura Moreira Albuquerque, Karla do Nascimento Magalhaes, Tamiris de Castro Sales, José Hícaro Hellano Gonçalves Lima Paiva, Elizabeth de Francesco Daher, Geraldo Bezerra da Silva Junior
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2018
Subjects:
Scorpionism
Acute kidney injury
Tityus stigmurus
Acute pancreatitis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/s1678-9946201860030
https://doaj.org/article/494212368cc347ed98a6b9ad43bc9d7a
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Summary:ABSTRACT Despite the high number of accidents due to scorpion stings in Brazil, severe cases in adults are seldomly reported. In the Northeast region of Brazil, Tityus stigmurus is the most prevalent species. A 69 year-old woman who was stung by a scorpion attended the emergency room 5 hours after envenomation. She got worse due to abdominal pain. Clinical findings were concordant with class III scorpion envenomation (major systemic manifestations), complicated by acute kidney injury and acute pancreatitis. Intensive supportive therapy was adopted. In the follow-up, 3 months later, she was completely recovered. This report is being brought to recommend the thorough management of victims of scorpion accidents, enabling early diagnosis of severe complications, which could lead to death if aggressive supportive measures are not early and adequately taken.

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