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| Ben Nasr,H.; Hammami,T. S.; Sahnoun,Z.; Rebai,T.; Bouaziz,M.; Kassis,M.; Zeghal,K. M.. |
| Scorpion envenomation is common in many countries; however, its effects on pregnancy are still unclear. In the present paper, we described the effects of scorpion envenomation on pregnant patients. A retrospective study was carried out considering the clinical and laboratory exams of patients admitted to the emergency room of Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia, from 1990 to 2004. Variability of these clinical and laboratory profiles according to maternal age, gestational age and number of previous parities was also discussed. Among 167 scorpion-envenomed women, age ranged from 17 to 42 years, 7.18% were pregnant. These presented symptoms similar to those of non-pregnant women envenomed by scorpions. Two pregnant patients developed intense pelvic pain... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Pregnant women; Scorpion envenomations; Signs and symptoms; Laboratory data. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992007000100007 |
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