Echocardiographic changes during acute pulmonary edema subsequent to scorpion sting

Acute pulmonary edema (APE) occurring after scorpion sting is the leading cause of death of the victims of scorpion envenomation. The APE origin is still questioned by physicians treating these patients. Based on echocardiographic study of 20 patients with severe envenomation treated in Ouargla Hosp...

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Main Author:	K Delma
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SciELO 2012-01-01
Series:	Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
Subjects:	scorpion envenomation acute pulmonary edema echocardiography dobutamine
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992012000400010

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spelling	doaj-1f5db539ab834fa3aa1d7e211c6b260c2020-11-25T01:14:15ZengSciELOJournal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases1678-91992012-01-0118442142610.1590/S1678-91992012000400010Echocardiographic changes during acute pulmonary edema subsequent to scorpion stingK DelmaAcute pulmonary edema (APE) occurring after scorpion sting is the leading cause of death of the victims of scorpion envenomation. The APE origin is still questioned by physicians treating these patients. Based on echocardiographic study of 20 patients with severe envenomation treated in Ouargla Hospital resuscitation ward during the last four years, the APE etiology seems more likely cardiogenic, referring to cardiac symptoms confirmed by echocardiography although other mechanisms may also be involved. This hypothesis is further confirmed by the positive response of patients to the administration of dobutamine.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992012000400010scorpion envenomationacute pulmonary edemaechocardiographydobutamine
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title	Echocardiographic changes during acute pulmonary edema subsequent to scorpion sting
title_short	Echocardiographic changes during acute pulmonary edema subsequent to scorpion sting
title_full	Echocardiographic changes during acute pulmonary edema subsequent to scorpion sting
title_fullStr	Echocardiographic changes during acute pulmonary edema subsequent to scorpion sting
title_full_unstemmed	Echocardiographic changes during acute pulmonary edema subsequent to scorpion sting
title_sort	echocardiographic changes during acute pulmonary edema subsequent to scorpion sting
publisher	SciELO
series	Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
issn	1678-9199
publishDate	2012-01-01
description	Acute pulmonary edema (APE) occurring after scorpion sting is the leading cause of death of the victims of scorpion envenomation. The APE origin is still questioned by physicians treating these patients. Based on echocardiographic study of 20 patients with severe envenomation treated in Ouargla Hospital resuscitation ward during the last four years, the APE etiology seems more likely cardiogenic, referring to cardiac symptoms confirmed by echocardiography although other mechanisms may also be involved. This hypothesis is further confirmed by the positive response of patients to the administration of dobutamine.
topic	scorpion envenomation acute pulmonary edema echocardiography dobutamine
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Echocardiographic changes during acute pulmonary edema subsequent to scorpion sting

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