Scorpion Sting Induced Ischemic Stroke in the Young: A Rare Case Report

Abstract

The Indian red scorpion (Hottentotta tamulus) sting is a common clinical encounter that presents with cardiovascular complications. Patients presenting with neurological complications are rare. The present case pertains to a 26-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with complaints of pain in his right index finger following a scorpion sting and later developed seizures with right-sided hemiparesis. The relevant investigations and clinical details of this scorpion sting-induced rare case of hemiparesis are discussed herein.

Keywords

• autonomic storm
• indian red scorpion
• ischemic infarct
• venom-induced vasculitis