A CASE REPORT- SCORPION BITE WITH AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION AND MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MEDICINE - Year 2019, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Local treatment of scorpion bite includes measures to reduce pain, immobilize the affected part, apply a topical anesthetic agent to decrease paresthesia, prophylaxis administration of tetanus, administration of systemic antibiotics, combination of beta-blockers with sympathetic alpha-blockers is most effective in reversing this venom-induced effect. Such as prazosin, nifedipine, nitroprusside, hydralazine, or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors are used commonly. Antivenom is the treatment of choice after stabilization. Administration of atropine to counter venom-induced parasympathomimetic effects.
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Dr Nitin Jadhav, Dr Swapnil Shinde, Dr Akshay Kale
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