Compsobuthus matthiesseni sting from Bazoft: A case report

Rouhullah Dehghani,Masoomeh Varzandeh,Kobra Taji,Amrollah Mahmoudi

doi:10.34172/jept.2021.37

Abstract

Objective: A Scorpion sting is one of the most important health and medical problems in most parts of Iran. Case Presentation: This case report occurred in Chaharmahal Bakhtiari province of Bazoft city. The injured person was a 48-year-old woman, weighing about 69 kg. Two documentary filmmakers were on their way to work and suddenly one of them felt pain caused by a sting in the thigh area of her lower limb. The patient was referred to the medical center with the ‘scorpion’ sample, where she was examined by a doctor. The doctor prescribed some medicine for the patient. The pain from the sting lasted for about three hours. The patient recovered after taking the medication and received counseling three days after the sting. A photo of the dorsal and ventral surface of the scorpion specimen was sent to the animal identification specialist along with the size and color record. Scorpion specimen with a size of 4 cm was identified as Compsobuthus matthiesseni. Conclusion: According to the findings of this report, the clinical signs of C. matthiesseni sting are mild in the injured person and comparable to the stings of yellow bees Vespa germania. There is local pain two to three hours after the sting. Other systemic clinical manifestations can improve after a maximum of 2 to 3 days.

Highlights

Scorpion sting is one of the most important health and medical problems in most parts of Iran, especially in the south [1,2]
Compsobuthus matthiesseni scorpion is one of the species which belongs to the Buthidae family with a clear yellow color and a length of 3 to 4.5 cm
Owing to the fact that scorpion sting is one of the health problems and due to the importance of the identification of sting species in different parts of Iran in the treatment of injuries, the sting report of this case from Bazoft area of Chaharmahal Bakhtiari province can clarify the role of this species in the severity of envenomation in a more accurate and specific way, which is always accompanied by mild clinical manifestations

Summary

Introduction

Scorpion sting is one of the most important health and medical problems in most parts of Iran, especially in the south [1,2]. Most causes of scorpion stings in Iran belong to the Buthidae species which are present all over the country and among them there are some species with medical importance. Of the Compsobuthus genus, species of C. persicus has been reported as one of the causes of sting with a relatively high frequency in Hormozgan, Bushehr and Fars provinces. Owing to the fact that scorpion sting is one of the health problems and due to the importance of the identification of sting species in different parts of Iran in the treatment of injuries, the sting report of this case from Bazoft area of Chaharmahal Bakhtiari province can clarify the role of this species in the severity of envenomation in a more accurate and specific way, which is always accompanied by mild clinical manifestations. The scorpion with a size of 4 cm was identified as C. matthiesseni

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