Role of Steroids and Extended Scorpion Anti-Venom Use in Cardiac Affection Among Scorpion Stung Pediatric Cases

Inclusion Criteria: \- Patients with scorpion stings and diagnosed as grade 1, 2 \& 3 (according to recent history of scorpion sting and clinical presentation at the time of admission) . Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with history of cardiac disease, OR previous cardiac operation and or previous abnormal cardiac investigations . * Patients with history of chronic renal, hepatic, chest or CNS diseases . * Patients with chronic inflammatory diseases such as auto-immune diseases, with chronic use of corticosteroids . * Envenomated cases that are described as grade 4 scorpion envenomation. * Cases of scorpion sting above age of 18 years.