Scorpionism in Pará, Brazil: Clinical assessment of neuromuscular manifestations

Scorpionism in Pará, Brazil: Clinical assessment of neuromuscular manifestations

ABSTRACT Background: In the western region of Pará (Brazil), the clinical manifestations of scorpionism exhibit unique characteristics, and there is currently no proposal for a quantitative assessment of this condition. This manuscript proposes and applies a classification system for assessing the...

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Main Authors: Rosicléia Freitas Borges, Joyce Nascimento Dergan, Pasesa Pascuala Quispe Torrez, Vera Lúcia Teixeira de Freitas, Maria Rita Bertolozzi, Átila Barros Magalhães, Fernanda Jacqueline Teixeira Cardoso, Rogério Bertani, Francisco Oscar de Siqueira França
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2025-08-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Scorpionism
Scorpion sting
Envenomation
Severity assessment
Neuromuscular manifestations
Amazonia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822025000100411&tlng=en
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