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Subarachnoid hemorrhage following scorpion bite: case report

Volume: 62 Number: 4 December 18, 2023
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Subarachnoid hemorrhage following scorpion bite: case report

Abstract

Scorpion stings are life threatening and toxicological emergencies with systemic effects caused by autonomic nervous system damage. Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is extremely rare complication of scorpion sting. In this report, we present an unusual case of a 62-year-old male patient with scorpion sting who developed a complication of SAH. A high index of suspicion is vital for earlydiagnosis and prompt management of the complication because it is as a life-threatening emergency for patients presenting with hemorrhagic stroke.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Case Report

Authors

Publication Date

December 18, 2023

Submission Date

April 29, 2023

Acceptance Date

June 15, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 62 Number: 4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.19161/etd.1289701

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA27ZH85RA

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1.Ali İhsan Uysal, İnan Özdemir, Tuğçe Akçadağ, Melik Gürsoy, Yaşar Barış Turgut, Tümay Çakır. Subarachnoid hemorrhage following scorpion bite: case report. EJM. 2023 Dec. 1;62(4):576-8. doi:10.19161/etd.1289701

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