Scorpion envenoming in the North of Mali (West Africa): Epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects

Toxicon

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 154-158

  Dabo, A ^a   Golou, G ^a   Traore M S ^a   Diarra, N ^b   Goyffon, M ^c   Doumbo, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

^b National Direction of Mali   (Mali)

^c History National Museum of Paris   (France)

Author keywords

Envenoming; Epidemiology; Kidal; Mali; Scorpion stings; Tessalit

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; PLANT EXTRACT; SCORPION VENOM; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANDROCTONUS AMOREUXI; ARTICLE; BREEDING; BUTHISCUS BICALCARATUS; CHICKEN; CHILD; COLD LIMB; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIURNAL STING; EDEMA; ENVENOMATION; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HEAD; HEDGEHOG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; INCIDENCE; LEG; LEIURUS QUINQUESTRIIATUS; LETHALITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALI; MEDICINAL PLANT; MILK; MORTALITY; NOCTURNAL STING; PAIN; POISONOUS SCORPION; POULTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REST; RESTLESSNESS; RURAL AREA; SANITATION; SCAR; SCORPION; SCORPION ENVENOMATION; SEASON; SHOCK; SKIN TINGLING; SLEEP; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; SPELL; SWEATING; SYMPTOM; TACHYCARDIA; TEA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TRUNK; TURNSTILE; VOMITING; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DESERT CLIMATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MALI; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCORPION VENOMS; SCORPIONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ANDROCTONUS AMOREUXI; BUTHISCUS BICALCARATUS; LEIURUS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 79960312277     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: 18793150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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