Echocardiographic Evaluation of the Response to Prazosin Treatment in Scorpion Sting.

Background: Scorpion envenomation is a major public health problem in children that can induce lethal neurological, respiratory and cardiovascular complications. We aimed to evaluate cardiovascular complications with a follow-up of envenomed children for 1 month for possibility of incomplete recovery.

Methods: This was a prospective study conducted for children who presented with scorpion sting to Emergency and Intensive Care units.

Down-regulation of Regulatory T-cells in Children With Gaucher Disease Under Enzyme Replacement Therapy.

Gaucher disease (GD) is one of the most important lysosomal storage disorders. T-lymphocytes perform and regulate many of the immune processes and play a major role in immune homeostasis. Studies have shown that GD causes impairment in T-lymphocyte functions, although the role and status of T-lymphocytes in GD are still under investigation.