Scorpion envenoming in two regions of Colombia: Clinical, epidemiological and therapeutic aspects

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 98, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 742-750

  Otero, Rafa ^a   Navio E ^a   Cespedes F A ^b   Nunez M J ^c   Lozano, L ^d   Moscoso, E R ^e   Matallana, C ^f   Arsuza, N B ^g   Garcia J ^h   Fernandez D ⁱ   Rodas, J H ^j   Rodriguez O J ^a   Zuleta, J E ^a   Gomez J P ^a   Saldarriaga, M ^a   Quintana, J C ^a   Nunez V ^a   Cardenas S ^a   Barona, J ^a   Valderrama, R ^a   Paz, N ^a   Diaz A ^a   Rodriguez O L ^k   Martinez M D ^l   Maturana, R ^m   Beltran L E ⁿ   Mesa, M B ^o   Paniagua, J ^p   Florez E ^q   Lourenco W R ^r   more..

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b Hospital Federico Lleras   (Colombia)

^c Sanidad Militar   (Colombia)

^d Hospital de Ortega   (Colombia)

^e Hospital de Melgar   (Colombia)

^f Hospital de Flandes   (Colombia)

^g Hospital de El Espinal   (Colombia)

^h Hospital de Mutatá   (Colombia)

ⁱ Hospital de Necoclí   (Colombia)

^j Hospital de Santa Fe de Antioquia   (Colombia)

^k Hospital de Caucasia   (Colombia)

^l Hospital de Zaragoza   (Colombia)

^m Hospital de Angelópolisy   (Colombia)

ⁿ Hospital de Puerto Triunfo   (Colombia)

^o Hospital Universitario San Vicente de Paul   (Colombia)

^p Instituto Bioclon SA de CV   (Mexico)

^q UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^r MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

more..

Author keywords

Centruroides spp.; Colombia; Envenoming; Fabotherapy; Scorpion; Tityus spp.

Indexed keywords

ALACRAMYN; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FUROSEMIDE; INOTROPIC AGENT; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NIFEDIPINE; OXYGEN; SCORPION VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOMBIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVENOMATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSECT STING; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PANCREATITIS; PATIENT MONITORING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORPION; SIDE EFFECT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TACHYPNEA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; ANTIDOTES; ARACHNIDISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOMBIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; SCORPIONS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASTHENES; CENTRUROIDES; CENTRUROIDES GRACILIS; SCORPIONES; TITYUS;

EID: 5144230905     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2003.12.018     Document Type: Article

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