Table 1.

Cases of Latrodectus envenomation

Demographics		Clinical symptoms and findings
Sex	Age, years	Pain	Cardiovascular system	Respiratory symptoms	Other reported symptoms	CPK	CRP	Level of white blood cells	Other	Treatment
Male	24	Acute abdominal pain	ECG: incomplete right bundle branch block	Tachypnea, pulmonary edema	Sweating, salivation, priapism	Elevated	Elevated	Elevated	Elevated troponine (1.6 ng/mL)	Antivenin
Male	66	Severe pain in the legs at the bite point, acute abdomen (pain, flatulence)	Increased systolic pressure (200 mm Hg), signs of cardiac downturn were present without the final manifestation	Dyspnea		Slightly elevated	Elevated	Elevated (20,000/μL)	Impaired renal function (creatinine 1.4–1.6)	Oxygen (venturi mask 30%), diuretic and morphine, antivenin
Male	64	Severe pain at the dorsal surface of the right foot at the bite area, back pain		Mild tachypnea	Sweating					Pethidine
Female	70	Generalized muscle pain to back, chest, and abdomen	Mild hypertension (155/90 mm Hg)						Metabolic acidosis (pH: 7.23)	Opioid analgesics
Male	49	Intense pain at the area of bite (inner surface of the arm), extension of pain to the chest and abdomen	Increased blood pressure (180 mm Hg)		Local swelling at the bite area	Elevated (1423 U/L)		Mild leukocytosis		Oxygen, opioid analgesics, calcium and beta-adrenergic blockers, antivenin
Female	4	Intense pain at the area of bite			Local swelling at the bite area			Mild leukocytosis		Oxygen, opioid analgesics
Male	21	Severe pain in the legs, thoracic pain	Myocarditisaugmentation in T-wave amplitude in leads V3 through V6 without reciprocal changes		General anxiety			Mild leukocytosis	Elevated cardiac enzymes troponin (1.1 ng/mL)	Oxygen, opioid analgesics, antivenin

CPK = creatinine phosphokinase; CRP = C-reactive protein; ECG = electrocardiogram.