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Volume 23 |
October - December 2007 (Part-II) |
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Two cases of chilopoda (centipede) biting in
human from Ahwaz, Iran
Babak Vazirianzadeh1, Ali Hassan Rahmanei2, Sayed Abbas Moravvej3
SUMMARY
These are the first known case reports of biting with centipedes in the two patients from Ahwaz, Iran. Erythema has been found in both female cases. Both patients complained of pain, itching and irritation following centipede biting. Haemoglobinuria and haematuria were seen in the both cases. Both patients were bitten by Scolopendra valid (Sclopendramorpha:Sclopendridae).
KEY WORDS: Ahwaz, Chilopoda biting, Scolopendra sp.
Pak J Med Sci October - December 2007 (Part-II) Vol. 23 No. 6 956-958
1. Dr. Babak Vazirianzadeh,
Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology,
Ahwaz Research Centre of Tropical Medicine,
2. Dr. Ali Hassan Rahmanei,
Department of Toxicology, Hospital of Razi,
3. Mr. Sayed Abbas Moravvej,
Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology,
1-3: Ahwaz Jundishapour Medical Sciences University,
Ahwaz 61357-15768, Iran.
Correspondence
Dr. Babak Vazirianzadeh
E-mail: babakvazir@yahoo.co.uk
* Received for Publication: May 31, 2007
* Revision Received: November 12, 2007
* Revision Accepted: November 15, 2007
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