If patients already suffering from one or other illness(es) with or without medications
for the underlying illness, suffers from scorpion sting, these patients have to be treated
like any other case of scorpion sting. However, treating doctor has to exercise caution
while prescribing and using medications, consider drug interaction, contraindications,
absorption, and excretion of the drugs used so as to avoid toxicity.
Also, one has to carefully monitor the status of underlying illness. Pregnant women
and lactating women with scorpion sting have to be treated like any other women.
Remember to consider the baby in utero by clinical and technological means.