Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences

Document Type : Case Report(s)

Authors

Department of Medicine (Cardiol-ogy), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz,Iran

Abstract

This report describes a 55-year-old woman in whom yellow scorpion sting resulted in the development of Mobitz type 1 and transient complete heart blocks unresponsive to atropine administration.  It might be concluded that although autonomic involvement including parasympathetic overactivity is present in such cases, other factors such as toxic damage to the cardiac conduction system may play a role in the development of some of the cardiovascular manifestations of scorpion toxin.