Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal-576104
Epidemiological data on arthropod envenomation are generally lacking in developing countries such as India. The aim of this study was to assess the five years' incidence and pattern of arthropod envenomation in an Indian Teaching Hospital. The records of patients diagnosed under T 63.2, T 63.3, and T 63.4 as per ICD-10, between 2000 and 2004 were scrutinized.
Demographic data and other information like type of arthropod envenomation, systemic complications, length of hospitalization, medical treatment, and status at discharge were obtained. A total number of 17 patients were studied. Bee sting cases formed 47% of the total cases, followed by scorpion stings (29%).
