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Stonefish

Symptoms:
  • body as a whole
    • fever as a result of infection
    • muscle twitching
    • bleeding
    • severe pain radiating from the site of the sting
  • respiratory
    • difficulty breathing
  • heart and blood vessels
    • low or high blood pressure
    • slow or rapid heart rate
  • skin
    • whitened color of the area around the site of the sting
    • color of the area changes as the amount of oxygen supplying the area decreases.
  • gastrointestinal
    • nausea
    • vomiting
    • abdominal pain
  • nervous system
    • headache
    • delirium
    • fainting
    • seizures
    • paralysis



Review Date: 2/13/2006
Reviewed By: Eric Perez, M.D., Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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