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Scorpion envenomation causing hemiparesis
D K Kochar1, P Singh, B V Sharma
1Department of Medicine, SP Medical College, Bikaner.
The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
|August 8, 2002
Abstract:
We report a case of scorpion sting who presented with right hemiparesis and deranged level of consciousness. Prolonged BT/CT, decreased platelet counts, prolongation of PT and APTT with positive fibrinogen degradation products (FDP) D-dimer and CT scan findings of multiple cerebral haemorrhagic infarct indicating the presence of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) as a cause of hemiparesis. Patient was managed with fresh blood transfusion and conventional treatment with favourable outcome.