Citation

Nishioka SA, Silveria PV, Pereira CA. J. Urol. 1993; 150(5 Pt 1): 1501.

Affiliation

Centro de Ciências Biomédicas, Federal University of Uberlândia, Brazil.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, American Urological Association, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8411437

Abstract

A 58-year-old man was stung on the penis by a scorpion of the species Tityus serrulatus. The patient felt a severe sharp local pain that did not improve until he presented to the hospital 12 hours later. Block of the dorsal nerves of the penis with 1% lidocaine led to immediate relief of the pain. The aim of treatment of a Tityus scorpion sting on the penis, without systemic manifestations, should be concentrated on relief of the pain. Local or regional block with a local anesthetic is the treatment of choice. The use of the specific antivenom is recommended only for cases of systemic manifestations, particularly in children.

Language: en