TY - JOUR PY - 1982// TI - Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the scorpion envenomation in Tunisia JO - Toxicon: Journal of the International Society on Toxinology A1 - Goyffon, M. A1 - Vachon, M. A1 - Broglio, N. SP - 337 EP - 344 VL - 20 IS - 1 N2 - This work deals with a clinical and epidemiological study of the scorpion envenomation in Tunisia, from 717 scorpion stings recorded during a year at the Sfax Hospital with a mortality rate of 0.35%, all the patients died being less 15 years old. The serotherapy with a specific antivenin made in the Institut Pasteur of Tunis is the main element of the therapeutics.

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