Author/Authors :
Sahin، Cem نويسنده Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey , , Acar، Ethem نويسنده Department of Emergency, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey , , Beydilli، Halil نويسنده Department of Emergency, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey , , Ugur Mert، Kadir نويسنده Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey , , Akin، Fatih نويسنده Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey , , Altun، Ibrahim نويسنده Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla, Turkey ,
Abstract :
The majority of scorpion stings are generally seen with a set of simple clinical findings, such as pain, oedema, numbness, and tenderness in the area of the sting. However, occasionally events, such as toxic myocarditis, acute heart failure, acute pulmonary oedema, and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), which occur in scorpion sting cases are a significant problem which determine mortality and morbidity. The case presented here was a 38-year-old man who developed acute toxic myocarditis, acute heart failure, and acute pulmonary oedema following a scorpion sting on the 3rd finger of his right hand.
