First report of scorpionism caused by Tityus serrulatus, described by Lutz and Mello, 1922 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), a species non-native to the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon

This reports a case of scorpionism caused by Tityus serrulatus. A male adult was stung while unloading bananas at the supply center in Belém, Pará, Brazil. The bananas originated in another state (Bahia) and were brought to Belém by truck. The patient presented with pain, edema, and erythema at the...

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Autores principales: Costa, Gabriela Góes, Serejo, Luana de Fátima Monteiro, Coelho, Johne de Souza, Cândido, Denise Maria, Gadelha, Maria Apolônia da Costa, Pardal, Pedro Pereira de Oliveira
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Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7094041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32187336
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0285-2019
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author Costa, Gabriela Góes
Serejo, Luana de Fátima Monteiro
Coelho, Johne de Souza
Cândido, Denise Maria
Gadelha, Maria Apolônia da Costa
Pardal, Pedro Pereira de Oliveira
author_facet Costa, Gabriela Góes
Serejo, Luana de Fátima Monteiro
Coelho, Johne de Souza
Cândido, Denise Maria
Gadelha, Maria Apolônia da Costa
Pardal, Pedro Pereira de Oliveira
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description This reports a case of scorpionism caused by Tityus serrulatus. A male adult was stung while unloading bananas at the supply center in Belém, Pará, Brazil. The bananas originated in another state (Bahia) and were brought to Belém by truck. The patient presented with pain, edema, and erythema at the sting site, and was classified as low-risk. The specimen was identified as T. serrulatus and symptomatic treatment and clinical observation were advised. The patient was discharged later without further complications. This is the first known envenomation caused by T. serrulatus, a non-native species to Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon.
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spelling pubmed-70940412020-03-25 First report of scorpionism caused by Tityus serrulatus, described by Lutz and Mello, 1922 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), a species non-native to the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon Costa, Gabriela Góes Serejo, Luana de Fátima Monteiro Coelho, Johne de Souza Cândido, Denise Maria Gadelha, Maria Apolônia da Costa Pardal, Pedro Pereira de Oliveira Rev Soc Bras Med Trop Case Report This reports a case of scorpionism caused by Tityus serrulatus. A male adult was stung while unloading bananas at the supply center in Belém, Pará, Brazil. The bananas originated in another state (Bahia) and were brought to Belém by truck. The patient presented with pain, edema, and erythema at the sting site, and was classified as low-risk. The specimen was identified as T. serrulatus and symptomatic treatment and clinical observation were advised. The patient was discharged later without further complications. This is the first known envenomation caused by T. serrulatus, a non-native species to Pará, in the Brazilian Amazon. Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2020-03-16 /pmc/articles/PMC7094041/ /pubmed/32187336 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0285-2019 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
spellingShingle Case Report
Costa, Gabriela Góes
Serejo, Luana de Fátima Monteiro
Coelho, Johne de Souza
Cândido, Denise Maria
Gadelha, Maria Apolônia da Costa
Pardal, Pedro Pereira de Oliveira
First report of scorpionism caused by Tityus serrulatus, described by Lutz and Mello, 1922 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), a species non-native to the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon
title First report of scorpionism caused by Tityus serrulatus, described by Lutz and Mello, 1922 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), a species non-native to the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon
title_full First report of scorpionism caused by Tityus serrulatus, described by Lutz and Mello, 1922 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), a species non-native to the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon
title_fullStr First report of scorpionism caused by Tityus serrulatus, described by Lutz and Mello, 1922 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), a species non-native to the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon
title_full_unstemmed First report of scorpionism caused by Tityus serrulatus, described by Lutz and Mello, 1922 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), a species non-native to the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon
title_short First report of scorpionism caused by Tityus serrulatus, described by Lutz and Mello, 1922 (Scorpiones, Buthidae), a species non-native to the state of Pará, Brazilian Amazon
title_sort first report of scorpionism caused by tityus serrulatus, described by lutz and mello, 1922 (scorpiones, buthidae), a species non-native to the state of pará, brazilian amazon
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7094041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32187336
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0285-2019
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