Scorpion envenomation in pygmies from Democratic Republic of Congo, the example of Pelenge Center, Lomela, DRC

Mudiandambu, E Biezakala; Wobin, T. Odio; Ngiefu, C Kabele; Kinkela, R Tati; Makola, K. Mbanzulu

doi:10.1590/s1678-91992012000400015

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“…It is also present in South Africa. Although long unknown in central Africa, the Kinshasa Antivenom Center team observed that the incidence and severity of scorpion stings were also important in the center of the Congolese forest, Democratic Republic of Congo, requiring extensive studies (15).…”

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African Society of Toxinology: a new opportunity for integrating the control of envenomations in Africa

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J. Venom. Anim. Toxins incl. Trop. Dis

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African Society of Toxinology: a new opportunity for integrating the control of envenomations in Africa

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Les envenimations scorpioniques traitées dans le service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales de l’hôpital national Donka, Guinée

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A retrospective descriptive study was conducted from 1(st) October 2010 to 30 November 2012 on the records of patients admitted for scorpion envenomation in the Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases at the Donka National Hospital. The objective of this study is to describe the epidemiological profile and clinical characteristics of scorpion envenomation in Maritime Guinea, from scorpion stings recently covered in this service. We collected 75 cases of scorpion envenomation. The median age was 21.5 with interquartile 8 and 20 and sex ratio was 1.29. The upper limbs were involved in 55% of cases, followed by the lower limbs (35%), trunk (6%), head and neck (4%). We observed 63% of patients with local signs, 30% mild and general clinical signs of 7% severe systemic symptoms. All patients received an analgesic and a heterologous antitoxin, associated with an antibiotic (87% of patients), a corticosteroid (72%), diazepam (13%) and furosemide (34.6%). The incidence of scorpion envenomation is not negligible despite underreporting of cases, most often treated in traditional medicine.

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Scorpion envenomation in pygmies from Democratic Republic of Congo, the example of Pelenge Center, Lomela, DRC

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African Society of Toxinology: a new opportunity for integrating the control of envenomations in Africa

African Society of Toxinology: a new opportunity for integrating the control of envenomations in Africa

Les envenimations scorpioniques traitées dans le service des maladies infectieuses et tropicales de l’hôpital national Donka, Guinée

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