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| Ozkan,O.; Uzun,R.; Adiguzel,S.; Cesaretli,Y.; Ertek,M.. |
| Scorpion stings are common in Turkey due to its geographical location, climate and socioeconomic structure. Scorpion envenomation cases are a considerable public health problem in all regions of the country. Important health-threatening scorpions in Turkey are Androctonus crassicauda, Leiurus quinquestriatus, Mesobuthus gibbosus and M. eupeus, all of which belong to the Buthidae family. They are described to be potentially dangerous to humans. So far, there is no study about scorpion sting incidence covering all geographical regions of Turkey; therefore, in this study, we analyzed the frequency of scorpion sting cases in the country. A total of 24,261 scorpion sting cases were reported during 2005. Most of which (about 80%) occurred in the Southeastern... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Scorpion sting; Turkey; Epidemiology. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992008000100010 |
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| Ozkan,O.; Adiguzel,S.; Kar,S.; Yakistiran,S.; Cesaretli,Y.; Karaer,K. Z.. |
| Scorpion envenomation remains a real health problem in many countries. In scorpionism cases, it is often recommended that patients be treated with species-specific antivenom. Androctonus crassicauda venom has been used as antigen for antivenom production in Turkey, where this antivenom, called Turkish antivenom, has also been effective in the treatment of envenomation caused by species other than A. crassicauda. The present study aimed at determining the paraspecific effects and potency of the Turkish antivenom against Mesobuthus gibbosus (Brullé, 1832) venom. To assess the venom toxicity and the antivenom efficacy, we determined the Minimum Lethal Dose (MLD) and the Minimum Effective Dose (MED) instead of LD50 and ED50, respectively. Androctonus... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Scorpion; Antivenom; Androctonus crassicauda; Mesobuthus gibbosus; Paraspecific activity. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992007000200008 |
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| Ozkan,O.; Adiguzel,S.; Kar,S.; Kurt,M.; Yakistiran,S.; Cesaretli,Y.; Orman,M.; Karaer,Z.. |
| Scorpions can be considered living fossils because they have changed so little during the last 400 million years. They are venomous arthropods of the Arachnida class and regarded as relatives of spiders, ticks and mites. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the toxicity of Androctonus crassicauda (Olivier, 1807) venom and its effects on the acetylcholinesterase (AchE) activity and on electrolytes levels in rats. Animals were divided into seven groups of five rats each. Test groups received 250µg/kg of venom solution while control group was treated with 200µl of physiological saline solution (PSS). Blood samples were collected from the animals on the 1st, 2nd 4th, 8th, 12th, and 24th hours after subcutaneous injection of venom. Animals were... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Scorpion; Androctonus crassicauda; Venom; Acetylcholinesterase; Electrolytes. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992007000100005 |
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