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Pardal,Pedro PO; Ishikawa,Edna AY; Vieira,José LF; Coelho,Johne S; Dórea,Regina CC; Abati,Paulo AM; Quiroga,Mariana MM; Chalkidis,Hipócrates M. |
Background:Scorpion envenomations are a major public health problem in Brazil, whose most dangerous cases are attributable to the genus Tityus.This study was designed to compare the clinical and demographic features of envenomations by 77tyus obscurus in two areas of the state of Pará located in the Amazon basin. Were compared demographic findings, local and systemic signs and symptoms of human envenomations caused byT. obscurus that occurred in western and eastern areas of the state.Results:Forty-eight patients with confirmed envenomation by T. obscurus were evaluated from January 2008 to July 2011. Most of them came from the eastern region, where male and female patients were present in similar numbers, while males predominated in the west. Median age... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Scorpionism; Tityus obscurus; Envenoming; Neurological symptoms; Brazilian Amazon. |
Ano: 2014 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992014000200321 |
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