Table 1 Symptoms experienced by the patients clustered according to the different types of venom toxicities
Symptoms | Frequency (n= 260) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Symptoms suggestive of myotoxicity | ||
Muscle tenderness | 59 | 22.7 |
Myoglobinuria | 2 | 0.8 |
Symptoms suggestive of hemotoxicity | ||
Coagulopathy | 6 | 2.3 |
Hematemesis | 1 | 0.4 |
Hematuria | 1 | 0.4 |
Thrombocytopenia | 3 | 1.2 |
Symptoms suggestive of neurotoxicity | ||
Numbness | 1 | 0.4 |
Ventilated | 3 | 1.2 |
"Heavy" eyelids/ptosis | 19 | 7.3 |
Paralysis of facial muscles | 1 | 0.4 |
Difficulty in swallowing secretions | 1 | 0.4 |
Respiratory failure | 22 | 8.5 |