Apitoxin poisoning; Apis venenum purum poisoning; Apis virus poisoning

• Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
  • Swelling of throat *
• Gastrointestinal
  • Abdominal cramping
  • Diarrhea
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
• Heart and blood vessels
  • Severe decrease in blood pressure *
• Lungs
  • Difficulty breathing *
• Skin
  • Hives *
  • Itching
  • Swelling at site of sting
• Whole body
  • Collapse *
  • Pain at site of sting
  • Swelling of the face and lips *

* These symptoms are due to an allergic reaction and not venom.

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Review Date: 10/04/2009
Reviewed By: Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)