Upper lobe pulmonary edema and dry gangrene in scorpion sting

Unilateral pulmonary oedema: Rare manifestation of scorpion sting

“…[56] The occurrence of unilateral pulmonary oedema in our patient could be due to the above reasons or mitral regurgitation as evidenced by Doppler echocardiography. [6] What was striking was that the pulmonary oedema was unilateral and it developed more than 24 h after the scorpion sting despite the use of prazosin (the physiological and pharmacological antidote for scorpion sting) early in the course. Patient also had hypotension, tachycardia, and warm extremities.…”