Myocardial necrosis after envenomation by the scorpion tityus serrulatus

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 275-276

  Benvenuti, L A ^a   Douetts, K V ^b   Cardoso, J L C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Santa Casa de Misericordia de Itu   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Pathology; Scorpion envenomation; Tityus serrulatus envenomation

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; SCORPION VENOM; SCORPION VENOM ANTISERUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; AUTOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DEATH; ENVENOMATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG EDEMA; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCORPION; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEATH, SUDDEN; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS; PULMONARY EDEMA; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS;

SCORPIONES; TITYUS; TITYUS SERRULATUS;

EID: 0036067787     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0035-9203(02)90097-0     Document Type: Article

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