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In mild cases, the only symptom may be a mild tingling or burning at the site of the sting.

In severe cases, symptoms may include:

• Eyes and ears
  • Double vision
• Lungs
  • Difficulty breathing
  • No breathing
  • Rapid breathing
• Nose, mouth, and throat
  • Drooling
  • Spasm of the larynx (voice box)
  • Thick-feeling tongue
• Heart and blood
  • High blood pressure
  • Increased or decreased heart rate
  • Irregular heartbeat
• Kidneys and bladder
  • Urinary incontinence
  • Urine output, decreased
• Muscles and joints
  • Muscle spasms
• Nervous system
  • Convulsions
  • Paralysis
  • Random movements of head, eye, or neck
  • Restlessness
  • Seizures
  • Stiffness
• Stomach and intestinal tract
  • Abdominal cramps
  • Fecal incontinence

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).

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