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A 12 year-old male resident of Bashagard, south part of Iran was stung 24 hours before admission by H. acanthocercus on her face and flank. Based on her mother's on word, five hours after envenomation, hematuria and referred her to hospital (Fig 1).
She received 2 vials of scorpion antivenin and hydrocortisone in hospital. Because of the sever envenomation, she was transferred to the central hospital in Bandar Abbas district. Primary symptom was include, vomiting, lethargy, abdominal pain, headache, fever and hematuria. Vital signs were, fever (39.6°), BP (100/60), PR (110), RR(30). Tow Cyanotic spots, erythema without pain was observed at the sting site. On the second day her temperature was lower (38°), WBC (18-20), RBC (25-30), blood (3+),

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