About a case of blindness following scorpion envenomation

The author reports a case of blindness occurred after three scorpion stings in a young woman from the region Ouargla, Algeria. The absence of signs of neurological and cardiovascular envenomation and the functional examinations of eyes is likely to be the consequence of a toxic neuropathy. Two month...

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Published in:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Main Author: K Delma
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2012
Subjects:
scorpion sting
blindness
toxic neuropathy
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Toxicology. Poisons
RA1190-1270
Zoology
QL1-991
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992012000400020
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e254e18bda2947028f682087f5174300 2023-05-15T14:56:31+02:00 About a case of blindness following scorpion envenomation K Delma 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992012000400020 https://doaj.org/article/e254e18bda2947028f682087f5174300 EN eng SciELO http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992012000400020 https://doaj.org/toc/1678-9199 doi:10.1590/S1678-91992012000400020 1678-9199 https://doaj.org/article/e254e18bda2947028f682087f5174300 Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 4, Pp 478-482 (2012) scorpion sting blindness toxic neuropathy Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Toxicology. Poisons RA1190-1270 Zoology QL1-991 article 2012 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/S1678-91992012000400020 2022-12-31T16:03:14Z The author reports a case of blindness occurred after three scorpion stings in a young woman from the region Ouargla, Algeria. The absence of signs of neurological and cardiovascular envenomation and the functional examinations of eyes is likely to be the consequence of a toxic neuropathy. Two months later, blindness persists and functional prognosis remains reserved. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 18 4 478 482
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blindness
toxic neuropathy
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Toxicology. Poisons
RA1190-1270
Zoology
QL1-991
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blindness
toxic neuropathy
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Toxicology. Poisons
RA1190-1270
Zoology
QL1-991
K Delma
About a case of blindness following scorpion envenomation
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toxic neuropathy
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
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Toxicology. Poisons
RA1190-1270
Zoology
QL1-991
description The author reports a case of blindness occurred after three scorpion stings in a young woman from the region Ouargla, Algeria. The absence of signs of neurological and cardiovascular envenomation and the functional examinations of eyes is likely to be the consequence of a toxic neuropathy. Two months later, blindness persists and functional prognosis remains reserved.
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