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Is the severity of Tityus serrulatus scorpion envenoming related to plasma venom concentrations?
- Source :
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Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology [Toxicon] 1996 Jul; Vol. 34 (7), pp. 820-3. - Publication Year :
- 1996
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Abstract
- Plasma venom concentrations were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay at the time of hospital admission in 56 patients stung by the scorpion Tityus serrulatus. According to clinical and laboratory manifestations patients were classified into two groups: patients with only local pain at the site of the sting (n = 37), and patients with systemic manifestations of envenoming (n = 19). Circulating venom concentrations of these two groups of patients were cross-tabulated and the results showed that patients with systemic manifestations of envenoming had significantly higher plasma venom concentrations than patients with only local pain at the site of the sting.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0041-0101
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 8843582
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0041-0101(96)00022-0