EPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SCORPION STINGS IN CHILDREN IN FEZ, MOROCCO

被引：24

作者：

Abourazzak, S. ^{[1
]}

Achour, S. ^{[1
,2
]}

El Arqam, L. ^{[1
]}

Atmani, S. ^{[1
]}

Chaouki, S.

Semlali, I ^{[2
]}

Soulaymani, Bencheikh R.

Bouharrou, A. ^{[1
]}

Hida, M. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Hassan II Univ Hosp Ctr, Dept Pediat, Fes, Morocco

[2] Rabat Inst, Poison Control & Pharmacovigilance Ctr Morocco, Rabat, Morocco

来源：

JOURNAL OF VENOMOUS ANIMALS AND TOXINS INCLUDING TROPICAL DISEASES | 2009年 / 15卷 / 02期

关键词：

scorpion sting; clinical symptoms; envenomation; treatment; children; Morocco; CARDIOVASCULAR MANIFESTATIONS; ENVENOMATION; SEROTHERAPY; SANLIURFA; ELISA;

D O I：

10.1590/S1678-91992009000200008

中图分类号：

R99 [毒物学（毒理学）];

学科分类号：

100405 ;

摘要：

Scorpion stings are a public health problem in Morocco, especially among children, who experience the most severe cases. Epidemiological and clinical findings on scorpion stings in Fez, Morocco, were evaluated in this investigation. Of 163 cases that required medical attention, 62.6% were male children. The mean age of patients was 4.8 +/- 3.4 years. The mean time between stings and first medical attention was 3.36 +/- 2.5 hours. Almost all cases occurred in the summer (94%) and extremities represented the most frequent sting sites (86.5%). Local pain, hyperemia, scarification, vomiting, sweating, restlessness, tachycardia and tachypnea were the observed clinical symptoms. Regarding severity, 55.2% of patients belonged to class III, followed by class II (26.4%) and class I (18.4%). None of our patients received antivenom; however, all of them were treated symptomatically depending on clinical manifestations.

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