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Picadura del rascacio o escorpina - Información general

Definición:

El rascacio o escorpina proviene de la familia Scorpaenidae, que abarca el pez león y el pez escorpión. Las aletas espinosas de estos peces llevan el veneno tóxico. Este artículo describe los efectos de una picadura de tales peces.

Elemento tóxico:

  • Veneno del rascacio

Dónde se encuentra:

El rascacio o escorpina vive en aguas tropicales, incluyendo las líneas costaneras de las costas cálidas de los Estados Unidos. Estos animales también se consideran peces apreciados para acuarios y, por lo tanto, se encuentran en todo el mundo.

  • Fecha de revisión: 10/24/2007
  • Versión en inglés revisada por:Stephen C Acosta, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Portland VA Medical Center, Portland, OR. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
  • Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc

Referencias

Auerbach PS. Wilderness Medicine. 4th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2001.

Ford MD. Clinical Toxicology. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2001.

Marx J. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2006.

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