Table 3.
Clinical presentation of cases with stonefish poisoning. N = 135. January 2020- June 2024. DTV-OI. Reunion Island
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Pain intensitya | ||
| VAS 1–3 | 1 | 0,7 |
| VAS 4–5 | 1 | 0,7 |
| VAS 6–7 | 24 | 17,8 |
| VAS 8-10b | 102 | 75,6 |
| VAS Unknown | 7 | 5,2 |
| Skin area | ||
| Localized oedema | 62 | 45,9 |
| Extensive oedema | 35 | 25,9 |
| Necrotic halo | 32 | 23,7 |
| Oedema not specified | 20 | 14,8 |
| Ecchymosis | 16 | 11,9 |
| Skin erythema | 13 | 9,6 |
| Blisters | 5 | 3,7 |
| Significant tissue injury | 3 | 2,2 |
| General symptoms | ||
| High blood pressure | 8 | 5,9 |
| Limb paresthesia | 4 | 3,0 |
| Vomiting | 2 | 1,5 |
| Lipothymia | 1 | 0,7 |
| Diffuse tremors | 1 | 0,7 |
| Pruritus | 1 | 0,7 |
| Complication | ||
| Dermohypodermitisc | 5 | 3,7 |
| Iatrogenic second-degree burn | 1 | 0,7 |
Please note that a patient may exhibited several clinical features
apain intensity is evaluated with visual analog scale pain scoring (VAS)
bincluding 77 cases with VAS score at 10/10
c4/5 had received antibiotic prophylaxis