Clinical comparison of scorpion envenomation by Androctonus mauritanicus and Buthus occitanus in children.

@article{Aboumad2014ClinicalCO,
  title={Clinical comparison of scorpion envenomation by Androctonus mauritanicus and Buthus occitanus in children.},
  author={B. Abouma{\^a}d and M. Lahssaini and A. Tiger and S. M. Benhassain},
  journal={Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology},
  year={2014},
  volume={90},
  pages={
          337-43
        }
}
  • B. Aboumaâd, M. Lahssaini, +1 author S. M. Benhassain
  • Published 2014
  • Medicine
  • Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology
    • The clinical results of scorpion stings by Androctonus mauritanicus (Am) and Buthus occitanus (Bo) (main sources of scorpionism in Morocco) were evaluated in this work. The objective was to compare the clinical manifestations of envenoming from these species by investigating possible correlations among symptoms/signs and laboratory abnormalities of envenomed patients. 41 children (25 males, 18 months - 11 years) were admitted at the Provincial Hospital of El Jadida-Morocco. Their minor (18… CONTINUE READING
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