Scorpion sting and blindness: A case report.
case_report · Level V
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 37025212.
- Also identified by DOI 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_808_22 and PMC identifier 10071904.
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Abstract
Scorpion stings are one of the most common envenomations seen in the world. Rarely scorpion stings are known to cause a stroke. We report a case of a 60-year-old male, who presented with an unknown bite over the right middle finger which the patient revealed to be a scorpion sting, followed by altered sensorium and blindness. Brain imaging revealed an occipital infarct. This case report was written because scorpion sting causing an ischemic stroke is rare and ischemic stroke in the occipital region secondary to scorpion causing blindness has not been reported before.