Electronic Physician, 2017 Some of the world’s most dangerous spiders have been certified in some areas of Iran. Spider bites are common in some geographical areas, and are sporadic in some regions. Spider bites can be classified as latrodectism or loxoscelism.
Hossein Sanaei-Zadeh
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Latrodectus envenomation in Ethiopia [PDF]
International Journal of Emergency MedicineBlack widows, one of the few spiders that can sting humans with poison, are members of the spider genus Latrodectus and are well-known for the extraordinary potency of their neurotoxic venom.
Shimelis Korbu +2 more
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Intravenous Antivenom Versus Placebo for Latrodectism: The Second Redback Antivenom Evaluation (RAVE-II) Study [PDF]
Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2014 Objective: Latrodectism is the most important spider envenomation syndrome worldwide. There remains considerable controversy over antivenom treatment.
Geoff K Isbister +2 more
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Organ-resolved lipid mapping in Steatoda nobilis spider model using high-resolution mass spectrometry imaging and Kendrick mass defect analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in ChemistryThe noble false widow spider (Steatoda nobilis), a rapidly spreading member of the Theridiidae family, has gained attention for its increasing presence near human habitats and its medical significance due to envenomation reports.
Damien Redureau +12 more
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Recent Advances in Research on Widow Spider Venoms and Toxins [PDF]
Toxins, 2015 Widow spiders have received much attention due to the frequently reported human and animal injures caused by them. Elucidation of the molecular composition and action mechanism of the venoms and toxins has vast implications in the treatment of ...
Shuai Yan, Xianchun Wang
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An irritable infant and the runaway redback: an instructive case. [PDF]
Case Rep Emerg Med, 2011 The envenomation syndrome of Redback spider bites, lactrodectism, is distinctive. However diagnosis can be difficult due to an atypical presentation. We describe the case of a 1 year old boy with irritability, diaphoresis and reduced oral intake, in whom a diagnosis was made of redback spider bite.
Ward TR, Falconer JA, Craven JA.
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Venomous and poisonous Australian animals of veterinary importance: a rich source of novel therapeutics. [PDF]
Biomed Res Int, 2014 Envenomation and poisoning by terrestrial animals (both vertebrate and invertebrate) are a significant economic problem and health risk for domestic animals in Australia. Australian snakes are some of the most venomous animals in the world and bees, wasps, ants, paralysis ticks, and cane toads are also present as part of the venomous and poisonous ...
Hardy MC, Cochrane J, Allavena RE.
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Variation in venom composition in the Australian funnel-web spiders Hadronyche valida. [PDF]
Toxicon X, 2020 Mygalomorph venom properties and active components, which have importance in medicine, agronomy, venomics, ecology and evolution, have been widely studied, but only a small fraction have been characterised.
Duran LH, Rymer TL, Wilson DT.
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Widow spider envenomation (latrodectism): A worldwide problem
Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, 1997 The objective of this study was to review widow spider envenomation on a worldwide basis, with an emphasis on regional variability in management, particularly between the United States and Australia. Data sources were the Medline database (1966-1997) for English language references using as key words widow spider, latrodectism, and red back spider, and
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Specific Antivenom Ability in Neutralizing Hepatic and Renal Changes 24 Hours after Latrodectus dahli Envenomation [PDF]
Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2016 Background: Latrodectism, a syndrome caused by Latrodectus genus, is one of the clinical problems that occur predominantly in north east of Iran. Nowadays antivenom therapy has become the most useful treatment for animal bites; however there is still a ...
Elham Valikhanfard-Zanjani +4 more
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