PARESTHESIA IN ENVENOMATION BY THE SCORPION LEIURUS-QUINQUESTRIATUS

We observed two patients with systemic paresthesia as the sole systemi c manifestation of envenomation by L. quinquestriatus,; A prospective study of the incidence of local and systemic paresthesia in 20 consecu tive patients stung by this scorpion was done. Sixteen patients (80%) had only local complaints and 4/20 (20%) had mild systemic manifestati ons. Eleven patients (55%) had local paresthesia and in 2 patients (10 %) systemic paresthesia was noted involving all four extremities in on e patient and the perioral area in the other. The possible mechanism o f paresthesia following a scorpion sting is discussed.