Scorpion envenomation among children: Clinical manifestations and outcome (analysis of 685 cases)

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1084-1092

  Bahloul, Mabrouk ^a   Chabchoub, Imen ^b   Chaari, Anis ^a   Chtara, Kamilia ^a   Kallel, Hatem ^a   Dammak, Hassen ^a   Ksibi, Hichem ^a   Chelly, Hedi ^a   Rekik, Noureddine ^a   Ben Hamida, Chokri ^a   Bouaziz, Mounir ^a  

^a HABIB BOURGUIBA HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b HEDI CHAKER HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; GLUCOSE; INOTROPIC AGENT; SCORPION ANTI VENOM; SCORPION VENOM; STEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CARDIOTONIC AGENT; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADOLESCENT; AGITATION; ANISOCORIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; CARDIOGENIC SHOCK; CHILD; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVULSION; CYANOSIS; DEATH; DIARRHEA; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART FAILURE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE; LUNG EDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIOSIS; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MYDRIASIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIAPISM; PROGNOSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORPION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHIVERING; STRABISMUS; SWEATING; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYPNEA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VOMITING; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; MORTALITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPIDER BITE; TIME;

SCORPIONES;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; ARACHNIDISM; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCORPIONS; STEROIDS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79952054705     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.10-0036     Document Type: Article

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