Volume 2, Issue 8 (4-1993)
JGUMS 1993, 2(8): 5-12 |
Back to browse issues page
Abstract: (2193 Views)
ABSTRACT:
From 188 cases of scorpion stings in patients at the ages of one month to 60 years admitted to the University Hospitals , 43.1% were from rural and 56.9% from peri-urban areeas. 78.3% were admitted in the period of April to August .The lower parts of body were more exposed to the sting.
Distribution of stings in both sex ( male and female ) was the same. Scorpions of Buthidae and Scorpionidae family are seen in khuzestan . From Buthidae 9 Genus and 11 Species and from Scorpionidae 2 Genus and 2 Species have been reported . The majority of Scorpion stings are Mesobuthus eupeus and Androctonus crassicauda from the family of Buthidae and Hemiscropius from Scorpionidae.
In 23% the haemoglobin was under 10g/100 white blood cells. In 32.1% was above 10000/mm3 .35.8%had haemoglobinuria . In 19.3% the BUN was abnormality of BUN and haemoglobin.
Potassium (k+) in 18.7% was under normal . The mortality was 8.6% and were bitten by Hemiscorpius leptours. The majority of patients who died had abnormal haemoglobin and haematocrit and also haemoglobinuria.
From 188 cases of scorpion stings in patients at the ages of one month to 60 years admitted to the University Hospitals , 43.1% were from rural and 56.9% from peri-urban areeas. 78.3% were admitted in the period of April to August .The lower parts of body were more exposed to the sting.
Distribution of stings in both sex ( male and female ) was the same. Scorpions of Buthidae and Scorpionidae family are seen in khuzestan . From Buthidae 9 Genus and 11 Species and from Scorpionidae 2 Genus and 2 Species have been reported . The majority of Scorpion stings are Mesobuthus eupeus and Androctonus crassicauda from the family of Buthidae and Hemiscropius from Scorpionidae.
In 23% the haemoglobin was under 10g/100 white blood cells. In 32.1% was above 10000/mm3 .35.8%had haemoglobinuria . In 19.3% the BUN was abnormality of BUN and haemoglobin.
Potassium (k+) in 18.7% was under normal . The mortality was 8.6% and were bitten by Hemiscorpius leptours. The majority of patients who died had abnormal haemoglobin and haematocrit and also haemoglobinuria.
Review Paper: Research |
Subject:
Special
Received: 2019/04/10 | Accepted: 2019/04/10 | Published: 2019/04/10
Received: 2019/04/10 | Accepted: 2019/04/10 | Published: 2019/04/10
| Rights and permissions | |
 | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |