A death after scorpion envenoming: ARDS

Abstract

Insect bites-snake insertions are encountered as non-natural deaths in a few cases per year. Insect bites include deaths due to scorpion envenoming. Death events caused by scorpion envenoming are a common public health problem in tropical and subtropical countries [1]. In our country, the species of poisonous scorpion, Androctonus crassicauda and Leiurus quinquestriatus, are common in southern and southeastern Anatolia regions [2]. Scorpion envenoming can lead to serious consequences ranging from simple reactions such as redness, itching, and pain to death due to respiratory and circulatory system effects [3]. Respiratory signs are a common problem, especially in children. Many patients lose their lives due to pulmonary edema [4]. We planned to present a 5-year-old male with ARDS after scorpion envenoming with histopathological findings.