Signs and Symptoms

1. Neurotoxicity. There appears to be definite neurotoxicity as a major clinical feature of the envenomation. Return to this step.
2. Rhabdomyolysis. Is the patient exhibiting signs or symptoms of myolysis? This can manifest as myalgia and might show up, if present, as myoglobinuria ascetainable by eye without the need of a full ward test or laboratory test. Laboratory findings show greatly elevated creatine kinase levels. Click one of the links below. myoglobinuria
Photo courtesy D. Porter
Townsville General Hospital

There are definite signs and or symptoms of myolysis.

 

There is no evidence that rhabdomyolysis is a feature of the envenomation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Last updated: July 2005