Citation

Annobil SH, Omojola MF, Vijayakumar E. Ann. Trop. Paediatr. 1991; 11(4): 377-380.

Affiliation

Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Maney Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1721798

Abstract

A 3-year-old boy, who was previously well, developed acute pulmonary oedema, fundal haemorrhages, temporary blindness and deafness following a Nebo hierochonticus scorpion sting. Cranial CT scan 8 days after admission showed bilaterally symmetrical multiple hyperdense areas with intense enhancement in the cerebellar and cerebral hemispheres consistent with multiple haemorrhages. He made a complete clinical recovery with resorption of the retinal haemorrhages 4 weeks after the scorpion sting. Cranial CT scan 8 months later revealed the intracranial lesions to be hypodense with no contrast enhancement, indicating resorption of the haemorrhages.

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