Evaluation of scorpion sting incidence in turkey

In vivo and in vitro effects of scorpion venoms in Turkey: a mini-review

“…The local symptoms most commonly reported included local pain, edema, hyperemia, swelling, burning, numbness and itching, whereas systemic symptoms consisted of dry mouth, thirst, sweating, hypotension, hypertension, cramps, tremor, nausea, vomiting, breathing difficulty, tachycardia, sialorrhea, restlessness, hemolytic-uremic syndrome, cyanosis, cardiac failure and/or acute pulmonary edema, and death (33)(34)(35)(36)(37)(39)(40)(41)(42). In a study carried out in 2005, a total of 24,261 cases of scorpion sting were reported (42).…”

“…In a study carried out in 2005, a total of 24,261 cases of scorpion sting were reported (42). As shown in Figure 2, scorpion envenomation is an important health problem in all regions of Turkey.…”

“…In Turkey, stings by Mesobuthus species are more frequent than those by other scorpion species since one of their most common habitats is from the west to the east of Anatolia (46,42). Mesobuthus gibbosus is generally seen from the Aegean region of Central Anatolia to the middle parts of East Anatolia (6,8,9).…”

Notes on gestation periods and litter size in the arenicolous buthid scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus (Ehrenberg, 1828) (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

“…Currently, the family Buthidae represents 81 (48.8%) of the 166 described scorpion genera and 700 (46.7%) of the approximately 1,500 described scorpion species (2). While all scorpions possess venoms, all but two of the approximately 30 to 50 medically significant species are members of the family Buthidae (3,4). Due to their widespread geographic distribution, synanthropic habits and medical significance to large human populations in many tropical and subtropical regions, there has been greater interest and research conducted with buthid scorpions than with any other group (1,5).…”

Mesobuthus eupeus ve Mesobuthus gibbosus Akrep Venom Proteinlerinin Elektroforetik Karşılaştırılması

“…Therefore stings by Mesobuthus species are more frequent than those by other scorpion species [6][7][8][9][10] . In many studies, gel electrophoresis, electrofocusing or liquid chromatography have already been used to detection of protein pattern of animal venoms, even if the relatively low resolution of the analytical methods 3,5 .…”