Acidente por Tityus serrulatus e suas implicações epidemiológicas no Rio Grande do Sul An accident involving Tityus serrulatus and its epidemiological implications in Brazil
2002
Abstract This is a case report of the first accident involving a scorpion Tityus serrulatus in thecity of Porto Alegre, Brazil, that occurred in March, 2001. A 21-year-old male patient,while handling vegetables proceeding from other Brazilian states, was bitten by ascorpion Tityus serrulatus , developing local and systemic reactions, requiring ananti-scorpion antidote. The authors highlight the epidemiological importance of thiscase in the South of Brazil. INTRODUCAO Sao conhecidas sete familias de escorpioes. A maisimportante pelo numero de especies e pela presencade produtoras de veneno ativo sobre o homem e aButhidae, representada no Brasil pelo genero Tityus . 4 Todos os escorpioes de importância medica existen-tes no Brasil pertencem ao genero Tityus , represen-tando 60% da fauna escorpionica neotropical. 4 No Brasil, tres especies de escorpiao do genero Tityus tem sido responsabilizada por acidentes humanos: Tytius serrulatus , Tityus bahiensis e Tityus stigmurus. 3 O Tityus serrulatus
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