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

ASLAN, Nagehan; YILDIZDAS, Dincer; HOROZ, ÖZDEN; ARSLAN, Didar; VARAN, Celal; Erdem, Sevcan; YILMAZ, HAYRİ

doi:10.1055/s-0038-1673624

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., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE, cilt.7, sa.4, ss.219-223, 2018 (ESCI)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 7 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2018
Doi Numarası: 10.1055/s-0038-1673624
Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), EMBASE
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.219-223
Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.