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JOURNAL OF ISTANBUL FACULTY OF MEDICINE-ISTANBUL TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, vol.82, no.3, pp.164-167, 2019 (ESCI)
The aim of this article was to discuss what should be done in the case of a scorpion sting during pregnancy and the possible risks to the fetus and mother in the context of literature. At the same time a case involving a pregnant woman admitted to a county state hospital following a scorpion sting is presented. A thirty-five-year-old, Gravida 2-Parity 1 patient in the 12th week of gestation was admitted to the emergency department of the state hospital complaining of burning, numbness and redness on her right leg after being stung by a scorpion on the upper thigh of her right leg. Stage 1 was described as a mild stage. In this case, pregnancy was completed without any pathology development and with a healthy childbirth at term. Our studies show that although there are various, albeit insufficient results in literature, the probable outcomes associated with scorpion venom should be closely monitored. The literature on this issue is controversial and more detailed studies on clinical follow-up are needed.