Scorpion sting in Iran: A review

Dehghani, Rouhullah; Fathi, Behrooz

doi:10.1016/j.toxicon.2012.06.002

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“…Regardless of the type of poisoning (intentional or accidental), drug agents were responsible for the second cause of substances involved in poisoning. This finding is consistent with previous studies in different age groups in Iran (13,14,24), and also in other parts of the world (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8). The prevalence of drug poisoning in below 12 years of age group was greatly different from Jaraczewska et al 1997 report (36).…”

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confidence: 89%

“…changes occurred during the 8 years of war with Iraq resulted in an increase of population, immigration, construction works in rural regions and cities in neighborhood using natural materials such as stone. These high risk conditions and environmental changes have enhanced sting rates especially by scorpions (24). It is worth noting that stings were occurred in all year round.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The Pattern of Poisoning in Southwestern Region of Iran: Envenoming as the Major Cause

Jalali

Savari

Dehdardargahi

et al. 2012

Jundishapur J Nat Pharm Prod

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A B S T R A C TBackground: An analysis performed on the collected data from the Local Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC) of Jundishapur University revealed that stings are the main causes of poisonings with frequency of 56%, followed by drug poisoning in 31%, and chemical exposure poisoning in 5.5% in Khuzestan, the southwestern province of Iran. Objectives: The aim of the present study was to report the prevalence of poisoning in Khuzestan province referred to hospitals during the year 2007, on the basis of documents from the local Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC) and the main Khuzestan Hospitals Discharge Registry, to elucidate demographic trends of poisoning in this region. Materials and Methods:In the present study, 3258 cases of poisoning including 4.7% of all admissions to hospitals of Khuzestan during one year (2007) were investigated. Antidepressant drugs were the main-drug category inducing poisoning (24.37%). Others include sedative-hypnotics (19%), tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) (14.7%) and cardiovascular drugs (11.4%). Results:The research showed that most poisonings are occurred in autumn (29.6%) season. Besides the high poisoning rate of envenoming by animals in Khuzestan province, it seems that the pattern of poisoning is different with other Iran and worldwide regions. Conclusions: This may raise the attention of health service policy makers in Iran to establish a more effective diagnosis, management and implementing health policy services.

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confidence: 89%

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confidence: 99%

The Pattern of Poisoning in Southwestern Region of Iran: Envenoming as the Major Cause

Jalali

Savari

Dehdardargahi

et al. 2012

Jundishapur J Nat Pharm Prod

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“…In Texas, scorpion stings were most frequently reported in May and June [11]. Another study from Iran confirms that the greatest number of stings occurred in the summer [13].…”

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An epidemiological study on scorpion envenomation in the Zagora oases (Morocco)

Hidan¹,

Touloun²,

Boumezzough³

2015

J Coast Life Med

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“…So far, about 1,500 species of scorpions have been reported from all over the world of which only 30 species are medically important (2)(3)(4)(5).According to the scientific reports, about 51 species of scorpions have been reported from Iran that belong to four families (Buthidae, Scorpionidae, Hemiscorpiidae, and Diplocentridae) and areclassified in 14 genera.These Scorpionscause 40,000 to 50,000Scorpionisms each yearand approximately 19 deaths happen in Iran which is the highest reported in the Middle East (6)(7)(8)(9). The main In a retrospective study by Rahman et alwhich was conducted in 2015on 1922 cases of scorpionism in Ahvaz (Khuzestan), it was determined that 56.86% of the reported people were female and the rest were male while from this population 31.94% were stungby Hemiscorpius lepturus and others were stung by other scorpions (1).…”

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confidence: 99%

Scorpion envenomation in Bagh-E Malek, Iran –a 5 year study

Ghassemi¹,

Banarimehr²,

Bahrami³

et al. 2017

J. Fundam and Appl Sci.

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Scorpionism is a major health problem in many tropical countries including Iran. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological and demographic information among whom stung by scorpions in Bagh-E Malek, Iran. In this retrospective cross-sectional study the information were gathered through evaluation of the records of stung patients referring to years old. Most of the stings happened in exposed extremities (78.5%) with most of it in upper limbs (41.8%). The scorpions' species were unknown but 60.4% of them were yellow, 34.0% black and 5.6% were "other colors". Since the highest rate of scorpionism cases were reported in rural areas (74.2%), it is suggested that the main focus should be considered for education of rural people, especially women who play a major role in the family.Additionally, evaluation of residential houses and surrounding environment and giving information on method of cleaning up the environment from the equipment and the factors from which scorpion may use as shelter, can also be effective in reducing the incidence of Scorpionism.

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Scorpion sting in Iran: A review

Cited by 107 publications

References 17 publications

The Pattern of Poisoning in Southwestern Region of Iran: Envenoming as the Major Cause

The Pattern of Poisoning in Southwestern Region of Iran: Envenoming as the Major Cause

An epidemiological study on scorpion envenomation in the Zagora oases (Morocco)

Scorpion envenomation in Bagh-E Malek, Iran –a 5 year study

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