First report of an accident caused by Jaguajir agamemnon (C.L. Koch, 1839) (Scorpiones, Buthidae) in Paraná state, Brazil

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Fábio Henrique Kwasniewski, Emanuel Marques da Silva, Edmarlon Girotto, Denise Maria Candido, Miriam de Cássia Tóffolo, Daniel Emilio Dalledone Siqueira, Luiz Roberto Costa Gomes, Camilo Molino Guidoni
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2023
• Subjects: Scorpion stings; Jaguajir Agamemnon; Child; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0286-2023; https://doaj.org/article/4f0bef93b3f8454ca14ffc00d7c0586d

ABSTRACT We report the first pediatric case of a Jaguajir agamemnon scorpion sting. This case occurred in the state of Paraná and is the first record of this species in southern Brazil. The patient was admitted within 15 min, with pain, local edema, erythema, whole-body pruritus, and tongue paresthesia within the first two hours, which disappeared thereafter. The patient’s condition was considered mild, with a positive outcome, and she recovered completely.