Severe Troponin I Elevation and Myocardia Dysfunction in a Child with Scorpion Sting

ASLAN N., YILDIZDAS D., HOROZ O. O., ARSLAN D., VARAN C., Erdem S., ...More

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE, vol.7, no.4, pp.219-223, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0038-1673624
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), EMBASE
  • Page Numbers: pp.219-223
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background Scorpion sting is a common medical problem and major cause of mortality and morbidity in many countries. The symptoms of envenomation are more severe in the pediatric population. The clinical manifestations of scorpion envenomation appear by activation of sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system. Envenomation can cause multiorgan dysfunction and death.