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Acidentes por centopéia notificados pelo "Centro de Informações Toxicológicas de Belém", num período de dois anos
(2001-12) BARROSO, Eduardo; HIDAKA, Alexandre Shigemi Vicente; SANTOS, Amanda Xavier dos; FRANÇA, Joana D'arc Matos; SOUSA, Adriana Maria Brito de; VALENTE, Jorgianne Rodrigues; MAGALHÃES, Andréa Franco Amoras; PARDAL, Pedro Pereira de Oliveira
Centipedes are arthropods of the class Chilopoda. The objective of this work was to study the incidence of accidents involving centipedes at "Centro de Informações Toxicológicas de Belém" (CIT-Belém) over a two-year period. Seventy-six patients were studied from March 30, 1998 until March 30, 2000. Centipede accidents occurred in 16.8% of all accidents by venomous animals at Centro de Informações Toxicológicas de Belém; compared to snake accidents, 44.4 % and scorpion accidents, 20.5%. The majority of cases occurred in the residence (86.8%). The most important age group was 20-49 years old (64.4%). The part of human body mostly affected was the superior members (47.4 %). Local pain and edema were found in 95.8% and 52.1% of the patients, respectively. Treatment was symptomatic. Healing occurred in 94.7%, although the outcome of 5.3% of cases was unknown. Centipede accidents are a benign accident, occurring within the residence and treatment consists of measures to decrease the pain.