Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia and Cardiogenic Shock due to Scorpion Envenomation
We describe a case of severe scorpion envenomation in an adult patient, with the presence of very rapid sustained ventricular tachycardia followed by cardiogenic shock, which was reversed by scorpion antivenom administration. Scorpion venom causes cardiac changes that can lead to an environment favo...
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| author | Carlos Henrique Miranda Karina Tozatto Maio Henrique Turin Moreira Marcos Moraes Viviane Imaculada do Carmo Custodio Antonio Pazin-Filho Palmira Cupo |
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| description | We describe a case of severe scorpion envenomation in an adult patient, with the presence of very rapid sustained ventricular tachycardia followed by cardiogenic shock, which was reversed by scorpion antivenom administration. Scorpion venom causes cardiac changes that can lead to an environment favoring arrhythmogenesis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1ac77134f8a84c25877a74fc7af93e252025-08-20T02:02:20ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352014-01-01201410.1155/2014/251870251870Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia and Cardiogenic Shock due to Scorpion EnvenomationCarlos Henrique Miranda0Karina Tozatto Maio1Henrique Turin Moreira2Marcos Moraes3Viviane Imaculada do Carmo Custodio4Antonio Pazin-Filho5Palmira Cupo6Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, São Paulo University, Medical School at Ribeirão Preto, Rua Bernardino de Campos 1000, 14015-130 Ribeirão Preto, SP, BrazilDivision of Emergency Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, São Paulo University, Medical School at Ribeirão Preto, Rua Bernardino de Campos 1000, 14015-130 Ribeirão Preto, SP, BrazilDivision of Emergency Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, São Paulo University, Medical School at Ribeirão Preto, Rua Bernardino de Campos 1000, 14015-130 Ribeirão Preto, SP, BrazilDivision of Emergency Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, São Paulo University, Medical School at Ribeirão Preto, Rua Bernardino de Campos 1000, 14015-130 Ribeirão Preto, SP, BrazilDepartment of Pediatrics, São Paulo University, Medical School at Ribeirão Preto, Rua Bernardino de Campos 1000, 14015-130 Ribeirão Preto, SP, BrazilDivision of Emergency Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, São Paulo University, Medical School at Ribeirão Preto, Rua Bernardino de Campos 1000, 14015-130 Ribeirão Preto, SP, BrazilDepartment of Pediatrics, São Paulo University, Medical School at Ribeirão Preto, Rua Bernardino de Campos 1000, 14015-130 Ribeirão Preto, SP, BrazilWe describe a case of severe scorpion envenomation in an adult patient, with the presence of very rapid sustained ventricular tachycardia followed by cardiogenic shock, which was reversed by scorpion antivenom administration. Scorpion venom causes cardiac changes that can lead to an environment favoring arrhythmogenesis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/251870 |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Henrique Miranda Karina Tozatto Maio Henrique Turin Moreira Marcos Moraes Viviane Imaculada do Carmo Custodio Antonio Pazin-Filho Palmira Cupo Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia and Cardiogenic Shock due to Scorpion Envenomation Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia and Cardiogenic Shock due to Scorpion Envenomation |
| title_full | Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia and Cardiogenic Shock due to Scorpion Envenomation |
| title_fullStr | Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia and Cardiogenic Shock due to Scorpion Envenomation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia and Cardiogenic Shock due to Scorpion Envenomation |
| title_short | Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia and Cardiogenic Shock due to Scorpion Envenomation |
| title_sort | sustained ventricular tachycardia and cardiogenic shock due to scorpion envenomation |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/251870 |
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