Valvular heart disease after scorpion sting in a child - A case report

Authors

  • Arun Prasad
  • Sanjeev Kumar
  • Anil Kumar
  • Neelam Kumari

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCH.2017.v04.i02.038

Keywords:

Cardiac valvular lesion, Myocarditis, Scorpion sting

Abstract

Myocarditis is a life-threatening complication of scorpion sting envenomation, and the victims who survive after this injury have normal cardiac function without any residual valvular lesion unlike acute rheumatic fever which causes residual valvular disease by thickening and scarring. We report here a case of a 9-year-old girl who was detected to have valvular heart disease, 2 months after she had scorpion sting envenomation.

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Published

2022-08-23

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Section

Case Reports

How to Cite

Valvular heart disease after scorpion sting in a child - A case report. (2022). Indian Journal of Child Health, 4(2), 273-274. https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCH.2017.v04.i02.038

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