Acute respiratory failure following scorpion stings: Anaphylaxis or severe systemic envenomation?
Scorpion stings can cause a range of reactions which includes severe systemic envenomation resulting in respiratory failure, cardiovascular collapse, and severe neurologic complications. Patients with allergies to scorpion venom or allergies to bee and ant venom can have anaphylactic reactions follo...
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| description | Scorpion stings can cause a range of reactions which includes severe systemic
envenomation resulting in respiratory failure, cardiovascular collapse, and severe neurologic
complications. Patients with allergies to scorpion venom or allergies to bee and ant venom
can have anaphylactic reactions following scorpion stings. We report a patient who developed
severe respiratory distress following 2-3 scorpion stings on her face. She required an
emergency cricothyroidotomy and prolonged hospitalization, related in part to underlying
comorbidity. Physicians caring for patients following scorpion stings need to remember that
these patients can have severe reactions to the venom, including anaphylactic reactions. The
initial management likely involves respiratory and cardiac resuscitation. These patients may
have a very difficult intubation and require an emergency surgical airway. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7539f76f65bf4c2b949ab1f24b8cf89a2022-12-21T19:00:31ZengSouthwest Respiratory and Critical Care ChroniclesSouthwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles2325-92052018-01-01622475010.12746/swrccc.v6i22.435362Acute respiratory failure following scorpion stings: Anaphylaxis or severe systemic envenomation?Austin CastilloPradeep AttaluriScorpion stings can cause a range of reactions which includes severe systemic envenomation resulting in respiratory failure, cardiovascular collapse, and severe neurologic complications. Patients with allergies to scorpion venom or allergies to bee and ant venom can have anaphylactic reactions following scorpion stings. We report a patient who developed severe respiratory distress following 2-3 scorpion stings on her face. She required an emergency cricothyroidotomy and prolonged hospitalization, related in part to underlying comorbidity. Physicians caring for patients following scorpion stings need to remember that these patients can have severe reactions to the venom, including anaphylactic reactions. The initial management likely involves respiratory and cardiac resuscitation. These patients may have a very difficult intubation and require an emergency surgical airway.http://www.pulmonarychronicles.com/index.php/pulmonarychronicles/article/view/435scorpion, envenomation, acute respiratory failure, anaphylaxis |
| spellingShingle | Austin Castillo Pradeep Attaluri Acute respiratory failure following scorpion stings: Anaphylaxis or severe systemic envenomation? Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles scorpion, envenomation, acute respiratory failure, anaphylaxis |
| title | Acute respiratory failure following scorpion stings: Anaphylaxis or severe systemic envenomation? |
| title_full | Acute respiratory failure following scorpion stings: Anaphylaxis or severe systemic envenomation? |
| title_fullStr | Acute respiratory failure following scorpion stings: Anaphylaxis or severe systemic envenomation? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute respiratory failure following scorpion stings: Anaphylaxis or severe systemic envenomation? |
| title_short | Acute respiratory failure following scorpion stings: Anaphylaxis or severe systemic envenomation? |
| title_sort | acute respiratory failure following scorpion stings anaphylaxis or severe systemic envenomation |
| topic | scorpion, envenomation, acute respiratory failure, anaphylaxis |
| url | http://www.pulmonarychronicles.com/index.php/pulmonarychronicles/article/view/435 |
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