Use of prazosin in the treatment of scorpion envenomation

American Journal of Therapeutics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 285-287

  Koseoglu, Zikret ^a   Koseoglu, Aslihan ^b  

^a ADANA NUMUNE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Prazosin; Scorpion envenomation; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CAPTOPRIL; METOPROLOL; NIFEDIPINE; PRAZOSIN;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EMERGENCY; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TACHYCARDIA;

ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; ARACHNIDISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PRAZOSIN; SCORPIONS;

EID: 33745823137     PISSN: 10752765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mjt.0000182269.71689.32     Document Type: Article

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