Review Article

Scorpion Venom and the Inflammatory Response

Table 3

Grade of envenomation.

GradeCharacteristics

IMild envenoming
Patients presenting only local symptoms, local pain, and a burning sensation.
IIModerate envenoming
Patients with local and general symptoms.
IIISevere envenoming
Patients presenting with local and general symptoms, together with cardiocirculatory shock, respiratory failure, acute pulmonary edema, hyperthermia, and neurologic symptoms such as priapism, convulsions, and coma.