Table 3 Clinical parameters of envenomation in victims of T. silvestris in Pará state, eastern Amazon, Brazil
From: Scorpionism by Tityus silvestris in eastern Brazilian Amazon
Parameters | No. | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Local symptoms | ||
ᅟPain | 13 | 100.0 |
ᅟParesthesia | 5 | 38.5 |
ᅟErythema | 4 | 30.8 |
ᅟEdema | 4 | 30.8 |
Systemic symptoms | ||
ᅟMalaise | 1 | 7.7 |
ᅟNausea | 2 | 15.4 |
ᅟVomiting | 1 | 7.7 |
ᅟProstration | 1 | 7.7 |
ᅟSomnolence | 1 | 7.7 |
Severity of symptoms | ||
ᅟLocal manifestations | 13 | 100.0 |
ᅟSystemic manifestations | 3 | 23 |
Clinical severity | ||
ᅟClass I | 10 | 77 |
ᅟClass II | 3 | 23 |
Treatment | ||
ᅟAnalgesics | 13 | 100.0 |
ᅟAntivenom | 1 | 7.7 |