Accident caused by Centruroides testaceus (DeGeer, 1778) (Scorpiones, Buthidae), native to the Caribbean, in Brazilian airport
Describes the case of a 6-year-old girl who was stung by a Centruroides testaceus, a scorpion native to the Lesser Antilles, in the Guarulhos International Airport, São Paulo, Brazil, as she disembarked from a flight coming from the Caribbean. The patient presented only local symptoms (a small area...
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| author | Ricardo Antônio Lobo Paulo André Margonari Goldoni Cláudio Augusto Ribeiro de Souza Carlos Roberto de Medeiros |
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| description | Describes the case of a 6-year-old girl who was stung by a Centruroides testaceus, a scorpion native to the Lesser Antilles, in the Guarulhos International Airport, São Paulo, Brazil, as she disembarked from a flight coming from the Caribbean. The patient presented only local symptoms (a small area of erythema and pain at the sting site), which were resolved after a few hours with analgesics, without the need for antivenom. Physicians who treat patients stung by scorpions should be alert to the possibility of such accidents being caused by non native species, especially those cases that occur near airports or ports. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f235fe873de4c2ea8a1189d1582bb8c2022-12-22T00:27:19ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492011-12-0144678979110.1590/S0037-86822011000600028S0037-86822011000600028Accident caused by Centruroides testaceus (DeGeer, 1778) (Scorpiones, Buthidae), native to the Caribbean, in Brazilian airportRicardo Antônio Lobo0Paulo André Margonari Goldoni1Cláudio Augusto Ribeiro de Souza2Carlos Roberto de Medeiros3Instituto ButantanInstituto ButantanInstituto ButantanInstituto ButantanDescribes the case of a 6-year-old girl who was stung by a Centruroides testaceus, a scorpion native to the Lesser Antilles, in the Guarulhos International Airport, São Paulo, Brazil, as she disembarked from a flight coming from the Caribbean. The patient presented only local symptoms (a small area of erythema and pain at the sting site), which were resolved after a few hours with analgesics, without the need for antivenom. Physicians who treat patients stung by scorpions should be alert to the possibility of such accidents being caused by non native species, especially those cases that occur near airports or ports.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000600028&lng=en&tlng=enPicadas de escorpiãoCentruroidesCentruroides testaceus |
| spellingShingle | Ricardo Antônio Lobo Paulo André Margonari Goldoni Cláudio Augusto Ribeiro de Souza Carlos Roberto de Medeiros Accident caused by Centruroides testaceus (DeGeer, 1778) (Scorpiones, Buthidae), native to the Caribbean, in Brazilian airport Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Picadas de escorpião Centruroides Centruroides testaceus |
| title | Accident caused by Centruroides testaceus (DeGeer, 1778) (Scorpiones, Buthidae), native to the Caribbean, in Brazilian airport |
| title_full | Accident caused by Centruroides testaceus (DeGeer, 1778) (Scorpiones, Buthidae), native to the Caribbean, in Brazilian airport |
| title_fullStr | Accident caused by Centruroides testaceus (DeGeer, 1778) (Scorpiones, Buthidae), native to the Caribbean, in Brazilian airport |
| title_full_unstemmed | Accident caused by Centruroides testaceus (DeGeer, 1778) (Scorpiones, Buthidae), native to the Caribbean, in Brazilian airport |
| title_short | Accident caused by Centruroides testaceus (DeGeer, 1778) (Scorpiones, Buthidae), native to the Caribbean, in Brazilian airport |
| title_sort | accident caused by centruroides testaceus degeer 1778 scorpiones buthidae native to the caribbean in brazilian airport |
| topic | Picadas de escorpião Centruroides Centruroides testaceus |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822011000600028&lng=en&tlng=en |
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