The case history of a toxic sting of a Leiurus abdullahbayrami scorpion in Turkey

The case history of a toxic sting of a Leiurus abdullahbayrami scorpion in Turkey

Scorpion stings are very common in Turkey. Nevertheless, they are not well documented in the literature and were never reported for the recently described scorpion species Leiurus abdullahbayrami Yağmur, Koç & Kunt, 2009. Here, we report a case in which a 30-year-old male was stung by a L. abdul...

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Published in:Arachnologische Mitteilungen Vol. 51; pp. 64 - 66
Main Authors: Seiter, Michael, Koç, Halil, Ullrich, Alexander, Yağmur, Ersen Aydın
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Arachnologische Gesellschaft (ARAGES) 01-04-2016
Subjects:
Scorpion sting
south-eastern Anatolia
symptomatic process
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Summary:Scorpion stings are very common in Turkey. Nevertheless, they are not well documented in the literature and were never reported for the recently described scorpion species Leiurus abdullahbayrami Yağmur, Koç & Kunt, 2009. Here, we report a case in which a 30-year-old male was stung by a L. abdullahbayrami scorpion in the field. He was directly brought to the emergency department of the local hospital. The symptomatic process was observed and documented. In this case, no antivenom was necessary; we hypothesize that the scorpion has used most of its venom in a previous incident (explained in further detail below) and was therefore not able to inject a normal dosage.
ISSN:1018-4171
2199-7233
DOI:10.5431/aramit5109