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A scorpion sting is an injury caused by the stinger of a scorpion resulting in the medical condition known as scorpionism, which may vary in severity. The anatomical part of the scorpion that delivers the sting is called a "telson". In typical cases, scorpion stings usually result in pain, paresthesia, and variable swelling.
Formication is the sensation resembling that of small insects crawling on (or under) the skin, in the absence of actual insects. It is one specific form of a set of sensations known as paresthesias, which also include the more common prickling, tingling sensation known as pins and needles. Formication is a well-documented symptom which has ...
Paresthesia is usually painless and can occur anywhere on the body, but most commonly in the arms and legs. [1] The most familiar kind of paresthesia is the sensation known as pins and needles after having a limb "fall asleep"(technically called obdormition. A less common kind is formication, the sensation of insects crawling on the skin.
What they look like: Chiggers, a type of small mite, typically leave clusters of bites that are often very itchy. In many cases, chigger bites appear as small, red and itchy bumps. Sometimes, they ...
The pain of a sting from the Arizona Bark Scorpion has been compared to being struck by a bolt of lightning or electrical current. [6] These symptoms may become visible 4 to 7 minutes after injection of venom. Envenomation of a human by a scorpion may affect the sympathetic or parasympathetic systems depending on the species of scorpion.
Tactile hallucination is the false perception of tactile sensory input that creates a hallucinatory sensation of physical contact with an imaginary object. [1] It is caused by the faulty integration of the tactile sensory neural signals generated in the spinal cord and the thalamus and sent to the primary somatosensory cortex (SI) and secondary ...
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