Lateral medullary syndrome after a scorpion sting

Scorpion bites are a common problem in Southern parts of India. The sting of Mesobuthus tamulus belonging to the Buthidae family is known for being fatal. The toxidrome of scorpion sting is known for its effect on the cardiovascular system, and there have been rare reports of cerebrovascular acciden...

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Autores principales: Thomas, Vineeth Varghese, George, Tina, Mishra, Ajay Kumar, Mannam, Pavithra, Ramya, I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5629884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29026772
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.214988
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author Thomas, Vineeth Varghese
George, Tina
Mishra, Ajay Kumar
Mannam, Pavithra
Ramya, I.
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description Scorpion bites are a common problem in Southern parts of India. The sting of Mesobuthus tamulus belonging to the Buthidae family is known for being fatal. The toxidrome of scorpion sting is known for its effect on the cardiovascular system, and there have been rare reports of cerebrovascular accidents as well. We describe a case of lateral medullary syndrome secondary to scorpion sting. As per the knowledge of the authors, this is the first case report of the same.
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spelling pubmed-56298842017-10-12 Lateral medullary syndrome after a scorpion sting Thomas, Vineeth Varghese George, Tina Mishra, Ajay Kumar Mannam, Pavithra Ramya, I. J Family Med Prim Care Case Report Scorpion bites are a common problem in Southern parts of India. The sting of Mesobuthus tamulus belonging to the Buthidae family is known for being fatal. The toxidrome of scorpion sting is known for its effect on the cardiovascular system, and there have been rare reports of cerebrovascular accidents as well. We describe a case of lateral medullary syndrome secondary to scorpion sting. As per the knowledge of the authors, this is the first case report of the same. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017 /pmc/articles/PMC5629884/ /pubmed/29026772 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.214988 Text en Copyright: © 2017 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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