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Loxosceles spider bite in Turkey (Loxosceles rufescens, Sicariidae, Araneae)
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2008 Loxoscelism is caused by envenomation by spiders that belong to the Loxosceles genus. In loxoscelism, a local necrotic lesion appears and, in many cases, loxoscelism or necrotic araneism is considered a serious public health problem.
N. Yigit +5 more
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Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis associated with spider bite [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2016 : Acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP) is an acute febrile rash, usually induced by drugs, which recently has been linked to spider bite. We report a case of a male patient, 48 years old, with an erythematous rash accompanied by fever and ...
Laura de Mattos Milman +6 more
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A Case of Loxoscelism in Southern France [PDF]
The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2013 An 80-year-old man living in Frejus in southern France had a cellulitis on the right arm (Figure 1). The patient had no fever, chills, systemic symptoms, or other clinical signs. He felt a slight pain in his arm during the night and while folding his arm, he crushed a spider.
Hubiche, Thomas +2 more
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Alien spiders: First record of Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967 (Araneae: Sicariidae) in the Amazon region, Brazil [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de ZoologiaWe present the first record for Loxosceles gaucho Gertsch, 1967 in the Amazonian region of Brazil. Four males, fifteen females and forty-nine immatures were collected in different places in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil.
Marlus Queiroz Almeida +5 more
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ZooKeys, 2012 A new species of recluse spider, Loxosceles niedeguidonae sp. n., is described from the Parque Nacional Serra da Capivara, State of Piauí, Brazil. This is the first endemic species described from Brazilian semi-arid environment.
Rute Gonçclves-de-Andrade +3 more
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Tropical House Gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia) predation on brown spiders (Loxosceles intermedia)
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2004 Brown spiders (Loxosceles spp.) are venomous arachnids, successfully adapted to urban habitats in Brazil. Loxoscelism became a serious public health problem in Paraná State, especially at the capital Curitiba, where the most abundant species is ...
E.N. Ramires, G.M. Fraguas
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Loxoscelism: Cutaneous and Hematologic Manifestations
Advances in Hematology, 2019 Background. Brown recluse spider (BRS) envenomation can lead to significant morbidity through severe local reaction and systemic illness including acute hemolytic anemia, rhabdomyolysis, disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC), and even death. We aim to describe the clinical features and the roles of antibiotics and steroids in the treatment of ...
Ngan Nguyen, Manjari Pandey
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Toxins, 2019 Human accidents with spiders of the genus Loxosceles are an important health problem affecting thousands of people worldwide. Patients evolve to severe local injuries and, in many cases, to systemic disturbances as acute renal failure, in which cases ...
Paula A. L. Calabria +6 more
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Published as part of Beladjal, Lynda, Bouseksou, Samira, Kherbouche-Abrous, Ourida, Alioua, Youcef & Bosmans, Robert, 2025, First Exhaustive Catalog of Spiders of Algeria (Arachnida: Araneae), pp. 1-185 in Zootaxa 5598 (1) on pages 132-133, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5598.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record ...
Beladjal, Lynda +4 more
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Acute kidney injury due to systemic Loxoscelism: a cross-sectional study in Northeast Brazil
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina TropicalINTRODUCTION: Loxoscelism is a clinical condition involving spiders of the genus Loxosceles. One of the most severe complications is acute kidney injury (AKI).
Polianna Lemos Moura Moreira Albuquerque +7 more
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