Implication of Tityus apiacas (Lourenco, 2002) in scorpion envenomations in the Southern Amazon border, Brazil

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Bruna Andressa Jung da Silva, Nelson Ferreira Fé, André Alexandre dos Santos Gomes, Anderson da Silva Souza, Jacqueline de Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Hui Wen Fan, Gisely Cardoso de Melo, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish; Portuguese
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
• Subjects: Scorpion sting; Tityus apiacas; Envenomation; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0490-2016; https://doaj.org/article/bdbed9cdbea84cb6979d19de9c21cb27

Abstract Herein, four cases of scorpion stings caused by Tityus apiacas recorded from the municipality of Apuí, in the southern region of the Brazilian Amazon, are described. Patients showed systemic clinical manifestations, described as unusual, involuntary, and generalized tingling and numbness, reported by patients as an electric shock sensation, lasting up to 24 hours after the sting. All patients described local pain and sensation, along with other clinical symptoms including local edema and erythema. Systemic manifestations were not life threatening. Antivenom therapy was administered to all patients, who were discharged without complaints.