Euscorpius (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae): three cases of stings in northwestern Italy

Euscorpius (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae): three cases of stings in northwestern Italy

In the period between June 2008 and August 2009, three cases of stings of Euscorpius scorpions indigenous to Italy were treated at two different emergency departments (ED) in hospitals of the Piedmont region, northwest Italy: Santa Croce e Carle General Hospital in Cuneo, and Santissima Annunziata H...

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Main Authors: M Dutto, L Dutto, N Scaglione, M Bertero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Subjects:
Euscorpius
scorpion
sting
scorpionism
venom
poisoning
Italy
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992010000400018
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spelling doaj-f3f3849979cd402984036ed70264f9a82020-11-25T00:37:47ZengSciELOJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases1678-91992010-01-0116465966310.1590/S1678-91992010000400018Euscorpius (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae): three cases of stings in northwestern ItalyM DuttoL DuttoN ScaglioneM BerteroIn the period between June 2008 and August 2009, three cases of stings of Euscorpius scorpions indigenous to Italy were treated at two different emergency departments (ED) in hospitals of the Piedmont region, northwest Italy: Santa Croce e Carle General Hospital in Cuneo, and Santissima Annunziata Hospital in Savigliano. Scorpion stings in Italy are rare and not well documented in the literature; this situation may raise doubts among medical personnel as to how such lesions are best treated. Analysis of the incidents confirms that the venom of Euscorpius do not provokes systemic poisoning in humans and in these cases even dermatological reactions were not significant.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992010000400018EuscorpiusscorpionstingscorpionismvenompoisoningItaly
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L Dutto
N Scaglione
M Bertero
Euscorpius (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae): three cases of stings in northwestern Italy
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Euscorpius
scorpion
sting
scorpionism
venom
poisoning
Italy
author_facet M Dutto
L Dutto
N Scaglione
M Bertero
author_sort M Dutto
title Euscorpius (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae): three cases of stings in northwestern Italy
title_short Euscorpius (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae): three cases of stings in northwestern Italy
title_full Euscorpius (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae): three cases of stings in northwestern Italy
title_fullStr Euscorpius (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae): three cases of stings in northwestern Italy
title_full_unstemmed Euscorpius (Scorpiones, Euscorpiidae): three cases of stings in northwestern Italy
title_sort euscorpius (scorpiones, euscorpiidae): three cases of stings in northwestern italy
publisher SciELO
series Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
issn 1678-9199
publishDate 2010-01-01
description In the period between June 2008 and August 2009, three cases of stings of Euscorpius scorpions indigenous to Italy were treated at two different emergency departments (ED) in hospitals of the Piedmont region, northwest Italy: Santa Croce e Carle General Hospital in Cuneo, and Santissima Annunziata Hospital in Savigliano. Scorpion stings in Italy are rare and not well documented in the literature; this situation may raise doubts among medical personnel as to how such lesions are best treated. Analysis of the incidents confirms that the venom of Euscorpius do not provokes systemic poisoning in humans and in these cases even dermatological reactions were not significant.
topic Euscorpius
scorpion
sting
scorpionism
venom
poisoning
Italy
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