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.
Ngan Nguyen, Manjari Pandey
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Impact of antivenom administration on the evolution of cutaneous lesions in loxoscelism: A prospective observational study. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022 BackgroundSpiders of the genus Loxosceles are distributed throughout tropical and temperate regions worldwide. Loxosceles spp. bites may evolve to necrosis, with or without intravascular hemolysis.
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Spider bite presenting as fever, macrophage activation syndrome and a skin ulcer [PDF]
European Journal of Case Reports in Internal MedicineIntroduction: Fever of unknown origin (FUO) refers to a condition of prolonged increased body temperature, without identified causes. The most common cause of FUO worldwide are infections; arthropod bites (loxoscelism) should be considered in view of the
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TCTP from Loxosceles Intermedia (Brown Spider) Venom Contributes to the Allergic and Inflammatory Response of Cutaneous Loxoscelism [PDF]
Cells, 2019 LiTCTP is a toxin from the Translationally Controlled Tumor Protein (TCTP) family identified in Loxosceles brown spider venoms. These proteins are known as histamine-releasing factors (HRF). TCTPs participate in allergic and anaphylactic reactions, which
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Methemoglobinemia associated with loxoscelism Meta-hemoglobinemia associada ao loxoscelismo [PDF]
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 1990 In twenty five patients who presented the cutaneous form of loxoscelism, serum haptoglobin and lactic dehydrogenase, erythrocyte glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase, methemoglobin, bilirubin and reticulocytes ...
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Histopathological characterization of experimentally induced cutaneous loxoscelism in rabbits inoculated with Loxosceles similis venom [PDF]
Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2012 Envenomation by Loxosceles bites is characterized by dermonecrotic and/or systemic features that lead to several clinical signs and symptoms called loxoscelism. Dermonecrotic lesions are preceded by thrombosis of the dermal plexus.
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Cutaneous Loxoscelism: A Potential Diagnosis
Indian Journal of DermatologyRuchi V. Sheta +2 more
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Clinical performance of a new prediction rule of systemic loxoscellism. case report
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana, 2021 Systemic or cutaneous-visceral loxoscelism is the most severe clinical presentation of loxoscelism. Currently there is no validated laboratory diagnostic method that allows us to confirm the presence of this disease in the face of arachneism.
Rafael Martin de Jesus Pichardo Pichardo Rodriguez +5 more
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Uncommon differential diagnosis of a breast ulcer: A case study [PDF]
, 2021 Introduction: Spider bites are common worldwide. Frequently symptoms resolve without any adverse outcome, but in rare cases the bite can cause severe morbidity.
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Journal of Tropical Medicine, Volume 2022, Issue 1, 2022., 2022 Spiders are the largest order of arachnids with some medically important species. Considering that no comprehensive research has been conducted on the fauna and distribution of Araneae in Bashagard County (Hormozgan Province) so far, the present investigation has been carried out on these essential issues in this deprived tropical region.
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