Acute kidney injury and pancreatitis due to scorpion sting: case report and literature review
ABSTRACT Despite the high number of accidents due to scorpion stings in Brazil, severe cases in adults are seldomly reported. In the Northeast region of Brazil, Tityus stigmurus is the most prevalent species. A 69 year-old woman who was stung by a scorpion attended the emergency room 5 hours after e...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2018-06-01
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Series: | Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652018005000401&lng=en&tlng=en |