A child presents with a history of scorpion sting. He is having increased sweating. What is the next best step –: (A) Lytic cocktail, (B) Atropine, (C) Antevenom, (D) Local xylocaine infiltration
Answer is A. The lytic cocktail contains promethazine + pethidine + chlorpromazine.
Lytic cocktail therapy alone or in combination with steroids is useful in the treatment of peripheral circulatory failure in scorpion sting.