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Scorpion-related cardiomyopathy and acute pulmonary edema in a child who is stung by Leiurus abdullahbayrami

Venom of Leiurus abdullahbayrami (Scorpiones: Buthidae) is an extremely toxic one and it stimulates voltage-gated sodium and potassium channels. In case of a stung by this scorpion; excessive catecholamine release occur and it impairs left ventricle contractility and consequently a heart failure occ...

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Autores principales: Dokur, Mehmet, Dogan, Mustafa, Yagmur, Ersen Aydin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5608594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28971158
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tjem.2016.12.005