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Review Article

Scorpion Envenomation

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  • Geoffrey K. Isbister, M.B., B.S., M.D.,
  • and Himmatrao Saluba Bawaskar, M.B., B.S., M.D.

Each year more than a million cases of scorpion envenomation occur worldwide, causing substantial morbidity and, among children, a risk of death. This brief review discusses the effects and treatment of scorpion envenomation.

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Funding and Disclosures

Disclosure forms provided by the authors are available with the full text of this article at NEJM.org.

No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

We thank Ingrid Berling for her assistance with the original version of Figure 1.

Author Affiliations

From the School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle and Calvary Mater Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia (G.K.I.); and the Bawaskar Hospital and Research Centre, Mahad, Dist-Raigad, Maharashtra, India (H.S.B.).

Address reprint requests to Dr. Isbister at the Department of Clinical Toxicology and Pharmacology, Calvary Mater Newcastle, Edith St., Waratah, NSW 2298, Australia, or at .

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