Table 1.
The Clinical Characteristics of the Patients (36 Patients)
| Characteristics | Number of Patients (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (year), median (min-max) | 31 (8-month-old - 93-year-old) |
| Gender | |
| -Male | 24 (66.7%) |
| -Female | 12 (33.3%) |
| Nationalities | |
| -Thai | 22 (61.1%), |
| -Cambodian | 8 (22.2%) |
| -Burmese | 1 (2.8%) |
| -Unknown | 5 (13.9%) |
| Regions | |
| -East | 11 (30.6%) |
| -North/East | 9 (25.0%) |
| -North | 8 (22.2%) |
| -Central | 5 (13.9%) |
| -West | 3 (8.3%) |
| Parts of toad which were eaten | |
| -Meat | 18 (50.0%) |
| -Eggs | 9 (25.0%) |
| -Meat and eggs | 4 (11.1%) |
| -Tadpoles | 3 (8.3%) |
| -Skin secretion | 2 (5.6%) |
| Time after toad ingestion to hospital visit (hours), median (min-max) |
2 (0.33–144) |
| The onset of GI symptoms after toad ingestion (hours), median (min-max) (from data of 26 cases) | 2 (0.5–8) |