Scorpionfish (Scorpaena plumieri) envenomation in a fishing and turistic community of Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón state, Venezuela: Clinical, epidemiological and treatment aspects;Envenenamiento por pez escorpión (Scorpaena plumieri) en una comunidad pesquera y turística de la Península de Paraguaná, estado Falcón, Venezuela: Aspectos clínicos, epidemiológicos y tratamiento

Investigacion Clinica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 299-307

  Loyo, Jesús ^a   Lugo, Lusneida ^a   Cazorla, Dalmiro ^b   Acosta, María Eugenia ^b  

^a Ambulatorio Rural II   (Bolivia)

^b Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Clinic manifestations; Envenomation; Epidemiology; Scorpaena plumieri; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CEFADROXIL; LIDOCAINE;

ARTICLE; CHORDATA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; ENVENOMATION; ERYTHEMA; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; FISH; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; SCORPAENA PLUMIERI; VENEZUELA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FISH VENOMS; FISHES, POISONOUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VENEZUELA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749153392     PISSN: 05355133     EISSN: 05355133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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