Clinical update on scorpion envenoming
Abstract: Scorpion stings are currently the leading cause of venom-related injury to humans in Brazil and are a significant public health problem globally. Only scorpions of the Tityus genus are of medical importance in Brazil, and Tityus serrulatus is responsible for the most serious envenomations...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2015-12-01
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Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000600642&lng=en&tlng=en |