“CLINICAL STUDY OF SCORPION STING ENVENAMATION - CLINICAL PROFILE, COMPLICATIONS, TREATMENT AND EFFECT OF EARLY TREATMENT WITH PRAZOCIN IN PREVENTING THE COMPLICATIONS”

Abstract

BACKGROUND:The incidence and severity of scorpion sting are higher in the deferent parts of world , South India is not an exception. AIM :To study the clinical manifestations , complications and preventing the complications with early use of Prazosin in scorpion sting. RESULTS :Age of the study subjects were ranging from 21 -45 years, among them 70% were male and 30% were female. All the study subjects witness pain at the site of sting, other symptoms were paraesthesia (93%), profuse sweating all over the body (78%),cold extremities (76%), swelling at the sie of the sting (65%), nausea and vomiting (48%). CONCLUSIONS : Severity of the clinical features are mild as prazosin included in management of scorpion bite , no case fatility reported in the study. Prazosin is the effective pharmacological and physiological antidote to venom.